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costate

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cos·tate  (kstt, kôstt)
adj.
Having a costa or costae; ribbed.
costate [ˈkɒsteɪt]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy having ribs
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of leaves) having veins or ridges, esp parallel ones
[from Late Latin costātus, from Latin costa rib]
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Adj.1.costate - (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
ribbed
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
2.costate - having ribs
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
ribbed - furnished or strengthened with ribs
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Regional external economies and economic growth under asymmetry by Holod, Dmytro; Reed, Robert R. / Southern Economic Journal
However, whereas worm borings on Ordovician brachiopods from Estonia occur preferentially on strongly to moderately costate shells (Vinn 2005), the highest boring frequency on Recent brachiopods from the San Juan Islands is observed on smooth shells (i.
Biotic interactions recorded in shells of recent rhynchonelliform ... by Rodrigues, Sabrina Coelho / Journal of Shellfish Research
This family, as revised here, includes brachiopod genera with a distinctive Spirifer-like shell, costate radial ornament with thin spines, and simple cardinalia.
Platystrophia (Orthida) and new related Ordovician and early Silurian ... by Zuykov, Michael A.; Harper, David A.T. / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
 
 
 
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