Nates
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈneɪtiːz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nates is a noun meaning (anatomy, medicine) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
Meaning
(anatomy, medicine) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
More Meanings
- The buttocks.
- (zoology) The umbones of a bivalve shell.
Example Sentences
He sat cross-legged on a damask pillow and scrutinized the pale puckered nates with the air of an epicure examining a fly in his vichyssoise.
Enderby watched her warily as she lay prone, having kicked the clothes off the bed, her nates silvered by the Roman moonlight to the likeness of a meringue.
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