NOTAEUM

Etymology

Noun

notaeum (plural notaea)

(zoology) The back or upper surface, as of a bird.

(zoology) A dorsal buckler in some gastropods.

Coordinate terms

• gastraeum

Anagrams

• automen, outname

Source: Wiktionary


No*tæ"um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The back or upper surface, as of a bird.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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