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alinotum

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a⋅li⋅no⋅tum

[ey-luh-noh-tuhm, al-uh-]
–noun, plural -ta [-tuh] .
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.

Origin:
< NL, equiv. to L āl(a) ala + -i- -i- + Gk nôton back
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