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Costal

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Cos·ta  (kôst, -tä), Lúcio 1902-1998.
Brazilian architect. Heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and by Bauhaus design, he rose to fame after his airplane-shaped plan was selected for Brasília, the new capital of Brazil, in 1957.
cos·ta  (kst)
n. pl. cos·tae (-t) Biology
A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.
[Latin; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]
costal adj.
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Adj.1.costal - of or relating to or near a rib
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals


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He says, "It is remarkable for having a sort of drum at the base of the fore wings, between the costal nervure and the subcostal.
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