flexicostate

flexicostate
flexicostate
(flɛksɪˈkɒsteɪt)
[f. flexi- combining form of L. flex-us, pa. pple of flectĕre to bend + costate.]
‘Having bent ribs’ (1846 Smart). Hence in later Dicts.

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  • Flexicostate — Flex i*cos tate, a. [L. flexus bent + E. costate.] (Anat.) Having bent or curved ribs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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