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Etymology · Ancient Greek

νῶτον

5 English words descend from Ancient Greek νῶτον, most common first.

notumThe back; the dorsal side of the thorax in insects or nudibranches.
notaeumThe back (upper surface) of a bird.
notariumA bone formed of fused vertebrae behind the shoulder of many species of birds and pterosaurs.
noto-south, southern
notothyriumA triangular opening at the back edge of a brachiopod's brachial valve through which the pedicle may partially protrude.