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postnotum

postnotum noun: the sclerite, posterior to a notum, that bears the phragma.

Noun

postnotum (plural postnota)

  1. The sclerite, posterior to a notum, that bears the phragma

Forms of postnotum

pluralpostnota

Origin of postnotum

From post- + notum.

Words formed from postnotum

Questions about postnotum

What does postnotum mean?
Postnotum means the sclerite, posterior to a notum, that bears the phragma.
What part of speech is postnotum?
Postnotum is a noun.
What is the plural of postnotum?
The plural of postnotum is postnota.

Words near postnotum in the dictionary

  1. postnominally
  2. postnominals
  3. postnormal
  4. postnota
  5. postnotal
  6. postnotum
  7. postnoun
  8. postnouns
  9. postnuchal
  10. postnuclear
  11. postnucleation

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