flavicostus

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from flāvus (“yellow”) +‎ costa (“rib”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɫaː.wɪˈkɔs.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fla.viˈkɔs.tus] === Adjective === flāvicostus (feminine flāvicosta, neuter flāvicostum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) having yellow 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.