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na·tes
(nā′tēz)pl.n.
The buttocks.
[Latin natēs, pl. of natis, buttock.]
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nates
(ˈneɪtiːz)pl n, sing -tis (-tɪs)
(Anatomy) a technical word for the buttocks. See buttock
[C17: from Latin; compare Greek nōton back, nosthi buttocks]
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na•tes
(ˈneɪ tiz)n.pl.
the buttocks.
[1675–85; < Latin natēs (pl.)]
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