albicostus

== Latin == === Etymology === From albus (“white”) +‎ costa (“rib”), changed to the first and second declension. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aɫ.bɪˈkɔs.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [al.biˈkɔs.tus] === Adjective === albicostus (feminine albicosta, neuter albicostum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) having white ribs ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective.