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notum

[noh-tuhm]

noun, plural no·ta

[-tuh] .

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

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek nôton the back

Related forms

no·tal, adjective

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notum (ˈnəʊtəm)

—n , pl -ta
	a cuticular plate covering the dorsal surface of a thoracic segment of an insect

[C19: New Latin, from Greek nōton back]

'notal

—*adj*

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