- (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 of turtles.
- (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 of turtles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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