notum

American  

[noh-tuhm] / ˈnoʊ təm /

noun

plural

nota

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

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notum British  

/ ˈnəʊtəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• notal adjective

Etymology

Origin of notum

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

Example Sentences

Petersen, C. P. & Reddien, P. W. Polarized notum activation at wounds inhibits Wnt function to promote planarian head regeneration.

From Nature • Nov. 21, 2017

"Si taceant homines, facient te sidera notum, Sol nescit comitis immemor esse sui."

From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles

Nil opus est te Circumagi: quemdam volo visere, non tibi notum: Trans Tiberim long� cubat is, prop� C�saris hortos.

From An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) by Clifford, James L.

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

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Jonson, Ben

Et vobis notum facio, quòd ego vole quòd vos sitis omni lege illa digni qua fuistis Edwardi diebus regis.

From Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror by Holinshed, Raphael