Nates
Pronunciation : Na"tes
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., the buttocks.]
Definition : 1. (Anat.) (a) The buttocks. (b) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The umbones of a bivalve shell.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913