costula

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costula (noun; plural costulae; Latin diminutive costa, rib): 1. (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a small ridge that separates the externo-median metathoracic area into two parts.

2. (Mollusca) One of the small ridges on the shell.