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—notal, adj.a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.[1875-80; < NL < Gk nôton the back]
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Notum — No tum, n.; pl. {Nota}. [NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton.] (Zo[ o]l.) The back. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
notum — [nōt′əm] n. pl. nota [nōt′ə] [ModL < Gr nōton, the back] the back or dorsal portion of an insect segment … English World dictionary
Notum — The notum is the dorsal portion of an insect s thoracic segment. It is typically a single large sclerite. It can be further divided into the alinotum which bears the wings and the postnotum which bears the phragma. In most winged insects, the… … Wikipedia
Notum — Der Ausdruck Notum (von griechisch noton: Rücken) bezeichnet bei Insekten den vorderen sklerotisierten (verhärteten) Teil des Tergum. Die Nota der drei Segmente des Thorax heißen von vorn nach hinten Pronotum (Vorderbrust), Mesonotum… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Notum — Thorax de l insecte Anatomie d une mouche tsé tsé : en bleu : le thorax … Wikipédia en Français
Notum — No|tum das; s, Nota <aus nlat. notum zu gr. nõtos »Rücken«> Rückenteil eines Insektenbrustrings in Form einer meist annähernd viereckigen Platte (Zool.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
notum — noun (plural nota) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nōton back Date: 1877 the dorsal surface of a thoracic segment of an insect … New Collegiate Dictionary
notum — n. [Gr. notos, back] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The shrimplike decapod posterior part of the dorsal carapace. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The dorsal surface of a body segment, particularly of the thoracic segment; notal adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
notum — Posterior part of dorsal carapace in shrimplike decapods (limited usage) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Posterior part of dorsal region of macruran decapod carapace [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Decapoda): Term occasionally applied to posterior part… … Crustacea glossary
notum — no·tum (noґtəm) [Gr. nōton back] 1. back. 2. the dorsal element of each segment of an arthropod … Medical dictionary
