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nuchal

CIDE DICTIONARY

nuchala. [Cf. F. nucal.].
     Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nuchal, adj. of or relating to the nape of the neck.

Etymology
nucha nape f. med.L nucha medulla oblongata f. Arab. nuka' spinal marrow

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