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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

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

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Ben Jonson

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

Jumbled in with it all are Metinides’ professional citations – and some of his nota roja photos.

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

She made a list of her trinkets, with a nota bene stating her appropriation of the two rings, and laid it at the top of her principal jewel-case.

From The Lovels of Arden by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

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