subcostal

Meanings

Adjective

  • Below a rib or the ribs.
  • Pertaining to the subcosta and/or the area of the wing next to it.

Noun

  • A subcostal muscle.
  • One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal.

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