ˈn(y)ükə noun
( plural nu·chae -üˌkē)
Etymology: Medieval Latin, nape, from Arabic nukhā' spinal marrow
1.
a. obsolete : spinal cord
b. : nape I
2.
[New Latin, from Medieval Latin, nape]
: the hind part of the thorax of an insect bearing the petiole of the abdomen