flexicostate

English

Etymology

Latin flexus (“bent”) + English costate.

Adjective

flexicostate (comparative more flexicostate, superlative most flexicostate)

1. (anatomy) Having bent or curved ribs.
2. (anatomy, of ribs) bent or curved

References

• “flexicostate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.