the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to the back; dorsal; tergal.
Specifically, in entomology, pertaining to a notum.
Pertaining to notes or the tones which they represent.
Of or pertaining to Notalia.
Word Usage
"The second notal plate, the mesonotum, serves two functions: externally it provides a protective housing for the mesothorax; internally it provides attachment points for several wing muscles ("