01 a. Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal muscles.
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Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal muscles.(Anat. & Zool.)
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Webster, 1913
Subcostal
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02 n. A subcostal muscle.
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A subcostal muscle.(Anat.)
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One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.(Zool.) See: Nervure