Basicosta

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The distal plate in the axillary area of the wing of an insect along which the costa of the wing articulates

    "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."

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subepaulet

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"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."

Etymology

From basi- + costa.

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