"nucha" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnjuːkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈn(j)ukə/ [General-American] Forms: nuchae [plural], nuke [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). Doublet of nuque. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nucha}} Middle English nucha, {{der|en|la-med|nucha|t=spinal cord; nape of the neck}} Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”), {{doublet|en|nuque}} Doublet of nuque Head templates: {{en-noun|nuchae}} nucha (plural nuchae)
  1. (anatomy, obsolete) The spinal cord. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nucha-en-noun-UzVQHImC Categories (other): Anatomy, Body parts Disambiguation of Body parts: 51 49 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy, zoology, dated, rare) The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head. Tags: dated, rare
    Sense id: en-nucha-en-noun-sOxm1wXu Categories (other): Anatomy, Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Body parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Body parts: 51 49 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nuchal, nuchal ligament

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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