notum

[ noh-tuhm ]

noun,plural no·ta

[noh-tuh]. /ˈnoʊ tə/.

a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.

Origin of notum

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

Other words from notum

notal, adjective

Words Nearby notum

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How to use notum in a sentence

Ut orbi Christiano notum fieret eos in omnibus fidei capitibus consentire.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Prae-scutum: the first of the four divisions of the notum of the thoracic rings.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
The rest of his life and death is lippis et tonsoribus notum.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2) | John Aubrey
Episternum: the anterior and larger lateral thoracic sclerite between the sternum and notum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
Post-dorsulum: the middle piece of the meta-notum, between the mesophragma and post-scutellum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for notum

notum

/ (ˈnəʊtəm) /

nounplural -ta (-tə)

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

Origin of notum

C19: New Latin, from Greek nōton back

Derived forms of notum

notal, adjective

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