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costiform, a.|ˈkɒstɪfɔːm| (erron. costæform.) [mod. f. L. costa rib: see -form.] Having the form of a rib or costa; rib-like. (See costa1.)
1852–9Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 672/2 The vertebriform iliac bones become joined to the costiform pubic. 1857Berkeley Cryptog. Bot. §599 The absence of costæform veins and free veinlets distinguishes it. |