antecosta

A1N1T1E1C3O1S1T1A1

noun

An internal ridge, near the anterior margin of a dorsal or ventral plate of the primitive segment of an arthropod, to which muscles are attached

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounantecosta (plural antecostas or antecostae)

plural antecostas · plural antecostae

  1. An internal ridge, near the anterior margin of a dorsal or ventral plate of the primitive segment of an arthropod, to which muscles are attached
Cite this entry
APA

antecosta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antecosta

MLA

“antecosta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antecosta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antecosta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antecosta.

Source: antecosta on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.