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subcosta

/suhb-kos-tuh, -kaw-stuh/US // sʌbˈkɒs tə, -ˈkɔ stə //

次科斯塔,次科塔,次科达,次科萨

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sub·cos·tae [suhb-kos-tee, -kaw-stee]. /sʌbˈkɒs ti, -ˈkɔ sti/.

    • : a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.

Examples

  • Accessory subcostal vein: the vein given off from the subcosta and branching toward the apex of the wing in Perlidae.

  • Recurrent vein: in Hemerobiidae, the first branch of the subcosta when it recurves toward the base of the wing.

  • Setula: a small stiff bristle or seta: in Diptera, the small thorn at the end of the subcosta.

  • Subcostal crossveins: in Odonata, are between subcosta and media on the basal side of the first antecubital.