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dorsal
1[ dawr-suhl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- Anatomy, Zoology. Compare ventral ( def 2 ).
- situated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back, or posterior, in humans.
- situated on or toward the posterior plane in humans or toward the upper plane in quadrupeds.
- Botany. pertaining to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf; abaxial.
- Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the dorsum of the tongue.
noun
- Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- Anatomy. a dorsal structure.
dorsal
2[ dawr-suhl ]
noun
dorsal
/ ˈɔːə /
adjective
- anatomy zoology relating to the back or spinal part of the body Compare ventral
- botany of, relating to, or situated on the side of an organ that is directed away from the axis
- articulated with the back of the tongue, as the (k) sound in English coot
dorsal
/ ô′ə /
- Relating to or on the back or upper surface of an animal.
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Derived Forms
- ˈǰ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰs· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dorsal1
C15: from Medieval Latin ǰ, from Latin dorsum back
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He thrust the blade into the thick muscle beneath the dorsal fin to attach the tracking device.
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Winter had put a life vest on the dog resembling a shark, with a dorsal fin protruding from its back.
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Yet sea robins are most notable for their distinctively large, fan-shaped dorsal fins and for their six leg-like appendages.
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The dorsal fin is like a dolphin's fingerprint, as each has distinctive notches, ridges and pigmentation.
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Wide and pitch black, it had no dorsal fin.
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