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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBCOSTA

subcosta  [sʌbˈkɒstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBCOSTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subcosta is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBCOSTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Comstock–Needham system

The Comstock–Needham system is a naming system for insect wing veins, devised by John Comstock and George Needham in 1898. It was an important step in showing the homology of all insect wings. This system was based on Needham's pretracheation theory that was later discredited by Frederic Charles Fraser in 1938.

Definition of subcosta in the English dictionary

The definition of subcosta in the dictionary is a vein near the costa vein in an insect wing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBCOSTA


composter
ˈkɒmpɒstə
costa
ˈkɒstə
coster
ˈkɒstə
defroster
diːˈfrɒstə
foster
ˈfɒstə
Gloucester
ˈɡlɒstə
goster
ˈɡɒstə
hosta
ˈhɒstə
imposter
ɪmˈpɒstə
impostor
ɪmˈpɒstə
paternoster
ˌpætəˈnɒstə
praepostor
priːˈpɒstə
prepostor
priːˈpɒstə
roster
ˈrɒstə
snollygoster
ˈsnɒlɪˌɡɒstə
starosta
ˈstɑːrɒstə
zoster
ˈzɒstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBCOSTA

subconsul
subcontiguous
subcontinent
subcontinental
subcontinuous
subcontract
subcontracting
subcontractor
subcontraoctave
subcontraries
subcontrariety
subcontrary
subcool
subcordate
subcoriaceous
subcortex
subcortical
subcortices
subcostal
subcounty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBCOSTA

Aosta
Augusta
barista
basta
Batista
Boa Vista
Buena Vista
cesta
cuesta
fashionista
festa
fiesta
gangsta
pasta
Rasta
siesta
testa
turista
Valle d´Aosta
vista

Synonyms and antonyms of subcosta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subcosta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBCOSTA

Find out the translation of subcosta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subcosta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subcosta» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

subcosta
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subcosta
570 millions of speakers

English

subcosta
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

subcosta
380 millions of speakers
ar

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subcosta
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

subcosta
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subcosta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

subcosta
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Translator English - French

subcosta
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subcosta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Subcosta
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

subcosta
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

subcosta
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subcosta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

subcosta
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

subcosta
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सबकोस्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

subcosta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

subcosta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

subcosta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

subcosta
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subcosta
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

subcosta
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

subcosta
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

subcosta
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

subcosta
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Trends of use of subcosta

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBCOSTA»

The term «subcosta» is normally little used and occupies the 147.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBCOSTA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subcosta

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBCOSTA»

Discover the use of subcosta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subcosta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Families of Diptera of the Malay Archipelago
129) Either with fewer dorsocentrals, or postvertical bristles divergent, or anepisternum bare, or vein A1 developed ,, 118 118 Subcosta bent forward at almost a right angle, weakened beyond the bend and ending in the distinct costal break ...
Pjotr Oosterbroek, 1998
2
The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution
The radius, a vein typically thicker than the costa and subcosta, extends and branches behind the subcosta, defining terminally the wing apex. The medial, cubitus, and anal veins project from the remigium median flexion line jugum jugal fold ...
Robert Dudley, 2002
3
Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach
(A) Forewing subcosta of a butterfly, Papilio rumanzowia (Lepidoptera). (B) Adjacent veins in the radial sector field of Calopteryx splendens (Odonata). (C) Ridge and trough veins from the hind wing fan of Schistocerca gregaria ( Orthoptera).
Timothy D. Schowalter, 2006
4
Malariology: With Special Reference to Malaya
The simplest system of notation for the veins is that of Christophers who has called the longitudinal veins the subcosta and Veins 1 to 6 in that order from the costa backwards. The subcosta is short and ends just beyond the middle of the costa ...
A. A. Sandosham, Vijayamma Thomas, 1983
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Encyclopedia of Insects
(A) Forewing subcosta of a butterfly, Papilio rumanzowia (Lepidoptera). (B) Adjacent veins in the radial sector field of Calopteryx splendens (Odonata). (C) Ridge and trough veins from the hind wing fan of Schistocerca gregaria ( Orthoptera).
Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, 2009
6
A Revision of the Genus Hypochrysops C. and R. Felder: ...
of subcosta 39 Fore wing beneath without longitudinal metallic stripe on basal half of subcosta 56 39. Colour of hind wing beneath only red or red and brown, with metallic striae . 40 Colour of hind wing beneath not only red or red and brown, ...
D. P. A. Sands, 1986
7
Entomology Super Review, Insect Life and Behavior
E. Subcosta and radius of hind-wing fused to near apex of discal cell ; ocelli present. Tiger moths. Fig. 450. (Page 207) ARCTIIDAE EE. Subcosta and radius of hind-wing distinct, or but slightly fused. F. Diurnal moths with simple antennae and ...
Dwight Sanderson Cicero Floyd Jackson
8
The Families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies
The subcosta usually reaches the costal edge of the wing well before the apex. The subcosta branches into two in the Micropte- rigidae and a few other homoneuroiis (veins of forewing and hindwing similar; fig. 61) groups, and in several of ...
Jeremy Daniel Holloway, Geoffrey Kibby, Djunijanti Peggie, 2001
9
Manual of Medical Entomology
Subcosta incomplete, often fused with R,, or not ending in the costa, or the apex curved forward beyond the bend, often evanescent at the tip 12 • Subcosta complete, free from the radius, and ending in costa 14 12. Subcosta curved forward at ...
Deane Philip Furman, E. Paul Catts, 1982
10
Comparative Morphological and Functional Analysis of Wing ...
4) Subcosta and/or Radius in some taxa bearings a row of socketed setae ( macrotrichia of Barnard, 1980) varying taxonomically in their morphology (c.f. illustrations by Barnard 1980). In Macronema sp. and Baliomopha sp., this row of  ...
Ian Christopher Stocks, 2009

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBCOSTA»

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Schoolboy takes on the world for a spell
His extensive vocabulary includes "aroynts", "subcosta" and "liparites" — words that helped him become the first winner of the World Youth Scrabble ... «The Age, Dec 06»

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