costa

Definitions of costa
  1. noun
    support resembling the rib of an animal
    synonyms: costola
  2. noun
    a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
    synonyms: costola
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    types:
    calamo
    the hollow spine of a feather
    type of:
    struttura anatomica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
  3. noun
    any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
    synonyms: costola
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    type of:
    osso
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  4. noun
    cut of meat including one or more ribs
    synonyms: costola
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    type of:
    taglio
    a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
  5. noun
    the side or slope of a mountain
    synonyms: parete, versante
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    type of:
    pendio
    an elevated geological formation
  6. noun
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    synonyms: costiera, lido, litorale, marina, proda, riva, riviera, sponda
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    type of:
    proda, riva, sponda
    the land along the edge of a body of water
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