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nuchals

nuchals is the plural of nuchal.

Meaning of nuchal

Noun

nuchal (plural nuchals)

  1. The back of the neck.
    Synonyms:
    nape, nucha
  2. A neck scale, especially of a lizard.
    • Dunn gives a key to a part of this group of Eumeces, based upon the number of nuchals, placing the two American species (he does not consider Eumeces altamirani Dugès) in a group having 14-17 pairs of nuchals;[…].1935, The Kansas University Science Bulletin, volume 23, page 105

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Questions about nuchals

What is nuchals the plural of?
Nuchals is the plural of nuchal.

Words near nuchals in the dictionary

  1. nuchal scan
  2. nuchal scans
  3. nuchal translucency scan
  4. nuchal translucency scans
  5. nuchalgia
  6. nuchals
  7. nuchas
  8. Nuchen
  9. Nuchens
  10. Nuchiang
  11. Nuchih

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