What (who) is nape - definition
BACK OF NECK, IMPORTANT IN SOME NON-HUMAN MAMMALS
Nuchal; Scruff (anatomy); Nape of the Neck; Scruf; Neck nape; Napes; Nape of the neck
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Nape
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NAPE
·noun The back part of the neck.
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The nape of your neck is the back of it.
...the way that his hair grew at the nape of his neck.
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The nape is the back of the neck. In technical anatomical/medical terminology, the nape is also called the nucha (from the Medieval Latin rendering of the Arabic , "spinal marrow").
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Nape
The nape is the back of the neck. In technical anatomical/medical terminology, the nape is also called the nucha (from the Medieval Latin rendering of the Arabic نُخَاع, 'spinal marrow'). The corresponding adjective is nuchal, as in the term nuchal rigidity for neck stiffness.
In many mammals the nape bears a loose, non-sensitive area of skin, known as the scruff, by which a mother carries her young by her teeth, temporarily immobilizing it during transport. In the mating of cats the male will grip the female's scruff with his teeth to help immobilize her during the act, a form of pinch-induced behavioral inhibition.
Pronunciation examples for nape
1. "When my nape exploded,
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2. at the nape of her neck.
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3. and stabbed her in the nape of her neck.
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4. with its, like, racing stripes along its head and its nape,
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5. touch her and in fact, women were saying the nape was actually number one in this particular
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Examples of use of nape
1. Israel is located along a coastline, but behind it the desert is breathing down its nape.
2. As I fell, my hairclip —I secure it at the nape— dug into my scalp.
3. She had shiny dark hair looped over her ears and pinned at the nape of her neck.
4. The mother ran behind the officer, clutching the nape of his coat so she wouldn‘t get separated from her child.
5. Avelino Razon Jr. said Tando, who was identified through his identification card, died on the spot and suffered «a very big wound» in his nape.