They found the red swelling where the spider had bit her on the nape of her neck.
Tutor's tip: The woodpecker's "knap" ( sharp rap or strike) nipped my "nap" (short sleep) just as spray from the "nappe" (water overflow of a dam) hit my "nape" (back part of the neck).
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The nape is the back of the neck. In technical anatomical/medical terminology, the nape is referred to by the word nucha, which also gives the adjective corresponding to "nape" in English, "nuchal".
In many mammals, the nape is the site of the scruff, a loose, non-sensitive area of skin by which the mother can carry her young, holding the scruff between her teeth. In domestic cats, the scruff is used when a mother cat transfers her kittens to a new nest or den site (carrying each kitten by gripping its scruff in her teeth), and in mating, when the male cat (tom) grips the female cat's scruff with his teeth to help keep her relatively immobile.[1]
In traditional Japanese culture, the nape (known in the Japanese language as unaji 項) was one of the few areas of the body (other than face and hands) left uncovered by women's attire. The nape of a woman's neck held a strong attraction for many Japanese men (see Geisha makeup).[2]
The nape is sometimes a target of body piercing.[3]
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Genick, Nacken
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυχένας, τράχηλος, σβέρκος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - nuca (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - cogote, nuca
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
项, 颈背
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 項, 頸背
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مؤخرة العنق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אחורי הצוואר, עורף, מפרקת
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