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notum

American  
[noh-tuhm] / ˈnoʊ təm /

noun

  • nota
    plural
  1. a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.


notum British  
/ ˈnəʊtəm /

noun

  1. a cuticular plate covering the dorsal surface of a thoracic segment of an insect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of notum

1875–80; < New Latin < Greek nôton the back


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Petersen, C. P. & Reddien, P. W. Polarized notum activation at wounds inhibits Wnt function to promote planarian head regeneration.

From Nature ● Nov. 21, 2017

Could your gravity forget so old and noted a remnant, as lippis et tonsoribus notum?

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Ben Jonson

Final Clauses. such a phrase as notum sit, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

You make clear that it is nota racial argument, and what was initially spread by Europeans is not what we would call "modern democracy" today.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023

The crime beat is known as la nota roja, the red story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020

I ask what he thinks of today’s nota roja.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2020

People here grow everything they eat: mainly nota plus some fruit and leafy vegetables.

From Time ● Aug. 3, 2017

N.B., nota bene, take notice; also North Britain, New Brunswick.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

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