nuchal

Meanings

Noun

The back of the neck.
A neck scale, especially of a lizard.

Adjective

Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.

Related

Similar words

nape, nucha

Origin

From nucha, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic نُخَاع.

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