notobranchiate 
ftl>a}'Xia, gills: see branchiate.] I. <t. Having 
notal branchiae, or dorsal gills. Specifically- (a) 
Of or pertaining to the SotobranMata, an order of worms ; 
dorsibranchiate. (6) Of or pertaining to the Notobran- 
ehiatfi, a group of gastropods ; nudibranchiate. 
II. it. A member of the Notobranchia orNo- 
tolranchiata ; a dorsibranchiate or a nudibran- 
chiate. 
notochord (no'to-kord), H. [<Gr. vurof, the back, 
+ xopii/, a string.] The chorda dorsalis or primi- 
tive backbone : a fibrpcellular or cartilaginous 
rod-like structure which is developed in verte- 
brates as the basis of the future spinal column, 
and about which the bodies of the future verte- 
bra are formed. It is one of the earliest embryonic 
structures, and persists throughout life in many of the 
lower vertebrates, which are on this account called noto- 
ckordal; but in most cases it is soon absorbed and replaced 
by a definite cartilaginous or bony spinal column. The soft 
pulpy substance which may be seen filling in the cupped 
ends of the vertebra of a fish, as brought to the table, is a 
part or the remainsof the notochord. Anteriorly, in skull- 
ed vertebrates, the notochord runs into the base of the 
skull as far as the pituitary fossa. (See parachordal.) The 
caudal division of a notochord is often called urochord. 
Such a structure is characteristic of tunicates or ascidians, 
called on this account Urochorda, and approximated to or 
included among vertebrates. (See Appetuticulariidce.) A 
sort of notochord occurring in the acorn-worms has caused 
them to be named Hemichorda. (See Balanoglossus and 
Enteropneusta.) The lancelets are named Cephalocharda, 
with reference to the extension of this structure into the 
head. See Chordata, and cuts under Pharyngobranchii, 
cftondrocranium, Lepidfinren, and visceral. 
notochordal (no'to-kor-dal), a. [< notochord 
+ -al.~] 1. Of or pertaining to the notochord ; 
provided with a notochord. 2. Specifically, re- 
taining the notochord in adult life : as, a noto- 
chordal fish. 
Notodelphyidse (no'to-del-fi'i-de), n.pl. [NL., 
< Notodelphys + -ida;.} A family of entomos- 
tracous crustaceans of the order Copepoda, typi- 
fied by the genus Notodelphys. Though parasitic, 
they are gnathostomous (not sipho'nostomous), and have a 
segmented body, resembling that of the Cyclopidce, but the 
last two thoracic segments of the female are fused into a 
brood-pouch, whence the name. The posterior antennse 
are modified for attachment, and the creatures live in the 
branchial cavity of ascidians. 
Notodelphys (no-to-del'fis), . [NL., < Gr. 
vurof, the back, + de/'.^if, the womb.] A genus 
of parasitic copepod crustaceans, resembling 
ordinary copepods, but carrying their ova in a 
cavity upon the back of the carapace. N. agi- 
lix is a common parasite of the branchial cham- 
ber of ascidians. 
Notodonta (no-to-don'ta), n. [NL. (Ochsen- 
heimer, 1810), < Gr. varof, the back, + bSo'vc, 
(bSovr-) = E. tooth.] The typical genus of No- 
todontida'. The genus is wide-spread, being represented 
in Europe, Africa, and North and South America. A com- 
Ked-humpecl Caterpillar and Moth {\otodonta confinna}. 
a, imago ; b, larva. 
mon North American species is N. conriruw, whose larva 
eats the leaves of the apple, plum, etc., and is known as the 
red-humped prominent, N. ziczac is a large moth called by 
the British collectors the pebble, prominent, or toothback. 
Notodontidae (no-to-don'ti-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Notodonta + -idee.] A family of bombycine 
lepidopters recognized by some entomologists, 
and named from the genus Notodonta by Ste- 
phens in 1829. The habit is not geometriform ; the 
body is unusually stout ; the proboscis is very short, if it 
appears at all ; the palpi are usually of moderate length ; 
the antenme are moderate, setaceous in the male, usually 
pectinate and rarely simple, in the female usually simple 
and rarely subpectinate ; and the wings are deflexed, en- 
tire, and usually long, with the submedian vein of the hind 
ones overrunning to the anal angle. It is a large family of 
nearly 100 genera. The larva are naked, often curiously 
ornamented or armed, and they pupate either under or 
above ground. Some of them are known as pebbles, promi- 
nents, and toothbacks. 
UOtodontiform (no-to-don'ti-form), a. [< NL. 
Notodonta, q. v., 4- L. forma, form.] Resem- 
bling a toothback or moth of the family Noto- 
dontidce. 
Notogssa (no-to-je'a), . [NL., < Gr. wJrof, the 
south, + yam, the earth.] In zodyeog., a great 
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zoological division of the earth's land area, 
comprising the Austrocplumbian, Australasian, 
and Novo-Zelanian regions : opposed to Arcto- 
f/a-a. It corresponds to the Neotropical and 
Australian regions of Sclater. Huxley. 
Notogaeal (no-to-je'al), a. [< Notogaia + -al.] 
Same as Notogtean. ' 
Notogaean (no-to-je'an), a. [< Notogcea + -an.] 
Of or pertaining to Notogsea. 
notograph (no'to-graf), n. Same as melograpli. 
Notonecta (no-t'o-nek'tii), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
I'urof, the back, '+ vfpcnK, a swimmer, < vf/xeiv, 
swim.] The typical genus of Notonectidai, 
founded by Linnseus in 1748. The membrane is 
distinctly marked, the body is broad, the scutellum is 
about as wide as the pronotum, and the front is narrow 
and curved without swelling or prolongation. These in- 
sects are all aquatic and predaceous, and swim about on 
their backs, whence the names Notonecta and also back- 
su-immer and water-boatman. The genus is wide-spread, 
being represented almost everywhere. N. undulata is the 
commonest species in the United States ; it is half an inch 
long, and varies in color from an ivory-white to a dusky 
hue. Of. mexicana is the handsomest one, being brightly 
colored with red and yellow. See cut at water-boatman. 
notonectal (no-to-nek'tal), a. [< Notonecta + 
-al.] In zool., swimming on the back, as cer- 
tain insects; belonging or related to the Noto- 
nectidai. 
Notonectidte (no-to-nek'ti-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Notonecta + -idee.'} A family of aquatic bugs 
of the group Hydrocores and suborder Heterop- 
tera, typified by the genus Notonecta, founded 
by Stephens in 1829 ; the boat-flies or water- 
boatmen. They are deeper-bodied than related bugs, 
and their convexity is above, so that they swim on their 
backs. The eyes are large, reniform, doubly sinuate, and 
slightly projecting; there are no ocelli; the rostrum is 
long, sharp, conical, and four-jointed ; the antennae are 
four-jointed ; the tarsi are three-jointed ; the hind legs are 
longest and fitted for rowing the body like oars, being 
thickly fringed with silky hairs ; and the venter is keeled 
and hairy. All the Notonectidce are aquatic and preda- 
ceous. The genera Notonecta and Ranatra are represented 
in the United States. 
Notopoda (no-top'o-da), n. pL [NL., < Gr. vu- 
Tof, the back', + iroi-f (Vo<5-) = E. foot.] 1. In 
Latreille's system, a tribe or section of brachy- 
urous decapod crustaceans, containing crabs of 
the genera Homola, Dorippe, Dromia, Dynomene, 
and Eanina that is, most of the anomurous 
decapods. By recent writers they are referred to four 
different families. The group is sometimes retained in a 
modified sense, as including transitional forms between 
the brachyurous and the macrurous decapods, as Dromi- 
idce, Lithodidce, and Porcellanidte. One or two pairs of legs 
are articulated higher up than the rest, whence the name. 
2. In entom., a name of the elaters, or skip- 
jacks. See Elateridas. 
notopodal (no-top'o-dal), a. [As Notopoda + 
-al.] Of or pertaining to the Notopoda, as a 
crab. 
notopodial (no-to-po'di-al), a. [As notopodia 
+ -al.] Of or pertaining to the notopodia of 
a worm. See cuts under Polynoe, pramtomium, 
and pygidium. 
The lateral fins are formed from notopodial elements. 
Jour. Roy. Micros. Soc., 2d ser., VI. 41. 
notopodium (no-to-po'di-um), n. ; pi. notopodia 
(-a). [NL., < Gr. varof, the back, + Trowp (Trod-) 
= E./oof.] One of the series of dorsal divisions 
of the parapodia of an annelid; a dorsal oar. 
The double foot-stumps in a double row along the sides 
of many worms are the parapodia ; and these are divided 
into an upper or notopodial and a lower or neuropodial 
series, also called the dorsal and ventral oars respectively. 
See parapodium. 
notopodous (no-top'o-dus), a. [As Notopoda 
+ -otis.] Of or pertaining to the Notopoda. 
notopsyche (no-top-si'ke), . [< Gr. vorof, the 
back, + Y^OT, soul.] The spinal cord. Haeclcel. 
See Psyche. 
Notopteridae (uo-top-ter'i-de), . pi. [NL., < 
Notoptcrus+ -id(S.] A family of malacoptery- 
gian fishes, typified by the genus Notopterus. 
The head and body are scaly, the margin of the upper jaw 
is formed by the intermaxillaries mesially and by the 111:1 x- 
illaries laterally, the opercular apparatus is incomplete, 
the tail is long, the dorsal fin is short and far back, and the 
anal fin is very long. On each side of the skull is a parieto- 
mastoid cavity leading into the interior. The ova fall into 
the abdominal cavity before they are extruded. 
notopteroid (no-top'te-roid), a. and n. I. a. 
Pertaining to the Noiopteridai, or having their 
characters. 
II. n. A fish of the family Notopteridai. 
Nototheniidae 
Notopterus (no-top'te-rus), 11. [NL., < Gr. vu- 
Tof, the back, '+ xTf/>6v, a wing, = E. feather.] 
The typical genus of Notojiteridce, having a 
small dorsal fin. Lacepede. See cut under JVo- 
topterides. 
notorbizal (no-to-ri'zal), a. [< Gr. vurof, the 
back, + /'fa, a root.] In hot., applied to the 
back of one of the cotyledons : said of the rad- 
icle of the embryo in the seed of certain cru- 
ciferous plants, and of the plants themselves. 
In modern usage such plants are said to have 
the cotyledons incumbent. 
notoriet, See notary. 
notoriety (no-to-ri'e-ti), n. ; pi. notorieties (-tiz). 
[< F. notoriete '= Sp. iiotoriedad = Pg. notorii'- 
dade = It. notorieta, < ML. notorieta(t-)s, the con- 
dition of being well-known, < L. noto-rius, mak- 
ing known, ML. also well-known: see notorious.] 
1. The state or character of being notorious; 
the character of being publicly or generally, 
and especially unfavorably, known ; notorious- 
ness: as, the notoriety of a crime. 
They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed 
to notoriety. Addition, Dei. of Christian Religion. 
One celebrated measure of Henry VIII. 's reign, the 
Statute of Vses, was passed in order to restore the ancient 
simplicity and notoriety of titles to land. 
F. PoUock, Land Laws, p. 2. 
2. One who is notorious or well-known. 
Most prominent among the public notorieties of Fiji is 
the Vasu. The word means a nephew or niece, but be- 
comes a title of office in the case of the male. 
Pop. Set. Mo., XXXV. 894. 
Proof by notoriety, in Scots law, same as judicial notice. 
notorious (no-to'ri-us), a. [Formerly notary, 
q. v. ; = F. notoire = Sp. Pg. It. notorio, < L. 
notoriuif, making known, ML. well-known, pub- 
lie, < Motor, one who knows, < noscere, pp. no- 
tus, know: see note 1 .] Publicly or generally 
known and spoken of; manifest to the world: 
in this sense generally used predicatively : 
when used attributively, the word now com- 
monly implies some circumstance of disadvan- 
tage or discredit ; hence, notable in a bad sense ; 
widely or well but not favorably known. 
Of Cham is the name Chemmis in Egypt; and Ammou 
the Idoll and Oracle so notorious. 
Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 44. 
Rutilus is now notorious grown, 
And proves the common Theme of all the Town. 
Conyreve, tr. of Juvenal's Satires, xi. 
It is notorious that Machiavelli was through life a zeal- 
ous republican. Macaulay, Machiavelli. 
=Syn. Noted, Notable, etc. (see famous); patent, mani- 
fest, evident. 
notoriously (no-to'ri-us-li), adv. In a notori- 
ous manner; publicly; openly; plainly; recog- 
nizedly ; to the knowledge of all. 
For euermore this word [alas] is accented vpon the last, 
& that lowdly & notoriously, as appeareth by all our excla- 
mations vsed vnder that terme. 
Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poeuie, p. 105. 
Fool, there was never man so notoriously abused. 
Sltak., T. N., iv. 2. 94. 
The imagination is notoriously most active when the ex- 
ternal world is shut out. Macaulay, John Dryden. 
notoriousness (no-to'ri-us-nes), n. The state 
of being notorious ; the state of being open or 
known; notoriety. 
Notornis (no-tor'nis), n. [NL., < Gr. vorof, the 
south or southwest, + opvif , a bird. ] A genus of 
gigantic ralline birds of New Zealand and some 
other islands, with rudimentary wings, related 
to the gallinules of the genus Porphyrio, sup- 
posed to have become extinct within a few 
years. N. mantelU is the type-species. Owen, 
1848. 
A second species now referred to Notornu is the Galli- 
nula alba of Latham, which lived on Lord Howe's (and 
probably Norfolk) Island. No specimen is known to have 
been brought to Europe for more than eighty years, and 
only one is believed to exist namely, in the museum at 
Vienna. A. Newton, Encyc. Brit, III. 732, note. 
notoryt, a. [ME. notorie; < OF. notoire, < L. 
notoritis, making known, ML. notorious: see 
notorious.] Notable. 
Atwene whom [the French and English] were dayly 
skyrmysshes & small bykerynges without any notarye [read 
notarye] batayll. Fabyan, Chron., an. 1369. 
Notothenia (no-to-the'ui-ii), n. [NL.. < Gr. 
vor66ev, from the south, Cvo-of, the south or 
southwest, + -8ev. adv. suffix, from.] The typi- 
cal genus of Noiothemida:, species of which in- 
habit southern seas, whence the name, liii-h- 
iirdnon, 1844. 
Nototheniidae (n6"to-the-m'i-de), n. pi. [NL., 
< Notothenia + -ido3.] A family of acanthop- 
terygian fishes, typified by the genus Notothc- 
nia, including those which have a short spiuous 
dorsal, an elongate body, blunt head of normal 
aspect, ctenoid scales, and the lateral line in- 
