notum
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Origin of notum
1Other 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'AubignPrae-scutum: the first of the four divisions of the notum of the thoracic rings.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithThe rest of his life and death is lippis et tonsoribus notum.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2) | John AubreyEpisternum: the anterior and larger lateral thoracic sclerite between the sternum and notum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithPost-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
/ (ˈnəʊtəm) /
a cuticular plate covering the dorsal surface of a thoracic segment of an insect
Origin of notum
1Derived forms of notum
- notal, adjective
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