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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

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

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

Ter′gum, the back, dorsum, or notum, as of an arthropod:—pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Volo notum fieri omnibus tam futuris quam præsentibus, quod pro dilectione Dei et pro salute animæ meæ, antecessorumque meorum fratribus militibus de Templo Salomonis dedi et concessi Wedelee, &c.

From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Addison, Charles G.

Expeditissima sanè per Orientem in Cathaium est nauigatio: et sæpè miratus sum, eam foeliciter inchoatam, desertam fuisse, velis in occidentem translatis, postquam plus quàm dimidium itineris vestri iam notum haberent.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 by Hakluyt, Richard

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