notum

[ noh-tuhm ]

noun

, plural no·ta [noh, -t, uh].

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

notum

/ ˈnəʊtəm /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈnotal, adjective

Other Words From

• notal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of notum¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of notum¹

C19: New Latin, from Greek nōton back

Example Sentences

Ut orbi Christiano notum fieret eos in omnibus fidei capitibus consentire.

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Prae-scutum: the first of the four divisions of the notum of the thoracic rings.

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The rest of his life and death is lippis et tonsoribus notum.

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Episternum: the anterior and larger lateral thoracic sclerite between the sternum and notum.

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Post-dorsulum: the middle piece of the meta-notum, between the mesophragma and post-scutellum.

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