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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Nuchal

· Nu·chal · IPA /ˈnu.kəl/
01 a. 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 …
  1. 1.
    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.(Anat.)