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nuchal

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nuchal \Nu"chal\, a. [Cf. F. nucal.] (Anat.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

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