Definition of Notum

1. n. The back.

Definition of Notum

1. a part of the thorax of an insect [n -TA]

Medical Definition of Notum

1. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The back. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Notum

nototherium
nototrema
notoungulate
notoungulates
notour
notpologies
notpology
notrump
notrumps
notself
notspot
notspots
nott
notturni
notturno
notum (current term)
notwheat
notwithstanding
notwithstanding clause
notwithstanding clauses
notâ
nouch
nouches
nougat
nougat bar
nougatine
nougats
nought
nought-withstanding
nought withstanding

Literary usage of Notum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The term, notum is also applied to the tergal plate of the prothorax and to that ... The notum of a wing-bearing segment is the part that bears the wings of ..."

2. A Collection of American Epitaphs and Inscriptions, with Occasional Notes by Timothy Alden (1814)
"... hunc omnes mirantur; omnibus ignotum, omnibus licet notum. Quid p'.ura viator ? ... notum ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Notum on Dictionary.com!Search for Notum on Thesaurus.com!Search for Notum on Google!Search for Notum on Wikipedia!

Search