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Webster 1913 Edition

Nucha

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Nu′cha

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Noun.

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pl.

Nuchae

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[LL.]

(Zool.)

The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.

Definition 2024

nucha

nucha

English

Noun

nucha ‎(plural nuchae)

(medicine, zoology, anatomy) The nape or back of the neck.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nucha	nuchae
genitive	nuchae	nuchārum
dative	nuchae	nuchīs
accusative	nucham	nuchās
ablative	nuchā	nuchīs
vocative	nucha	nuchae

Derived terms

nuchal
nuchal ligament