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Costa

A rib.

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noun
  1. 1

    A rib.

  2. 2

    A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.

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ribnoun(anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.

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ribnoun(anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
midribnoun(botany) The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet.
forewingnounAlternative form of fore wing. [(entomology) Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.]
amic(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from an amine, amide or amic acid.
silvanoun(forestry) The forest trees of a particular area
rimnounAn edge around something, especially when circular.
shorenounLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
seasidenoun(chiefly UK) The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs
shorelinenounThe divide between land and a body of water.
coastnounThe edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
coastlinenounThe shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)
coastalnoun(informal) Coastal Carolina University.
seaboardnounThe area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine.
cotenounA small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.
detrimentnounHarm, hurt, damage.
expensiveHaving a high price or cost.
costlyOf high cost; expensive.
offshorenounAn area of or portion of sea away from the shore.
richnoun(with the) The rich people of a society or the world collectively, the rich class of a society.
cheapnoun(obsolete) Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.

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