Basicosta
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Basicosta is a noun meaning The distal plate in the axillary area of the wing of an insect along which the costa of the wing articulates.
Meaning
The distal plate in the axillary area of the wing of an insect along which the costa of the wing articulates.
Example Sentences
Wing measurements: M 2 /d = length of vein M 2 : greatest length of discal medial cell (discal cell); CuA 1 ratio = length of apical: preapical sections of vein CuA 1 ; lw/ww = greatest length of wing (from basicosta to apex): greatest width of wing.
Word Forms
- basicostae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include costa, coxosternum, coxosternite, acrosternite, radius, probasisternum.
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