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no⋅tum

  [noh-tuhm]
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–noun, plural -ta  [-tuh] .
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Origin:
1875–80; < NL < Gk nôton the back

Related forms:
notal, adjective
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no·tum   (nō'təm)   
n.   pl. no·ta (-tə)
The dorsal part of the thoracic segment of an insect.

[New Latin nōtum, from Greek nōton, back.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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