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

Porrò id admirari, est præter authoritatem tantorum virorum, quibus Ætnæ incendium optimè notum erat, quæ, cùm secundum Plinium hybernis temporibus niualis sit, noctibus tamen, eodem teste, semper ardet.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard

Idque notum facio Amplitudini tuae, ut significes professoribus facultatis medicae Universitatis catholicae Insulensis.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

Volo notum fieri omnibus tam futuris quam præsentibus, quod pro dilectione Dei et pro salute animæ meæ, antecessorumque meorum fratribus militibus de Templo Salomonis dedi et concessi Wedelee, &c.

From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Addison, Charles G.

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