Costata

plural noun

Cos·​ta·​ta

käˈstātə

in certain classifications

: a suborder of Salientia comprising the frogs and toads with ribs that is nearly coextensive with the family Discoglossidae compare phaneroglossa

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of costatus

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