notaulix

noun

no·​tau·​lix

nōˈtȯ(ˌ)liks

plural notaulices

-ləˌsēz

: a longitudinal furrow in the anterior part of the mesonotum of various insects

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from not- + Late Latin aulic-, aulix furrow, manuscript error for aulac-, aulax, from Greek aulak-, aulax

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