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riblike — adjective resembling a rib • Similar to: ↑ribbed * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a rib * * * ribˈlike adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑rib … Useful english dictionary
rib — rib1 ribber, n. ribless, adj. riblike, adj. /rib/, n., v., ribbed, ribbing. n. 1. one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being… … Universalium
Costa — Cos ta (k[o^]s t[.a]), n. [L., rib. See {Coast}.] 1. (Anat.) A rib of an animal or a human being. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pleurothallis — Colombiana redirects here. For the 2011 film, see Colombiana (film). Bonnet orchid Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
scalids — n. pl. [Gr. skalidon, hoe] 1. (KINORHYNCHA) Circlets and longitudinal rows of spines on the protrusible cone shaped head and neck. 2. (LORICIFERA) In Nanaloricus mysticus, many recurved spines on the cone shaped anterior end (introvert) on its… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
chattermark — chatter mark also chat·ter·mark (chătʹər märk ) n. 1. A riblike marking on wood or metal, caused by vibration of a cutting tool. 2. Geology. One of a series of short scars made by glacial drift on a surface of bedrock. * * * … Universalium
costa — /kos teuh, kaw steuh/, n., pl. costae /kos tee, kaw stee/. 1. a rib or riblike part. 2. the midrib of a leaf in mosses. 3. a ridge. 4. Entomol. a. Also called costal vein. a vein, usually marginal, in the anterior portion of the wing of certain… … Universalium
frame — framable, frameable, adj. framableness, frameableness, n. frameless, adj. framer, n. /fraym/, n., v., framed, framing. n. 1. a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc. 2. a rigid structure formed of relatively slender pieces, j … Universalium
vein — veinal, adj. veinless, adj. veinlike, adj. /vayn/, n. 1. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 2. (loosely) any blood vessel. 3. one of the riblike thickenings that form the… … Universalium
vertebratus — /verr teuh bray teuhs/, adj. Meteorol. (of a cloud) having elements arranged in a riblike pattern. [ < NL; see VERTEBRATE] * * * … Universalium
