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1. (adj.) dorsal
of, pertaining to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
2. dorsal
situated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back in humans.
3. dorsal
Bot.
4. (n.) dorsal
a dorsal structure.
Etymology: (1535–45; < ML dorsālis < L dors(um) back)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) dorsal
belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
"the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals"
2. (adj) abaxial, dorsal
facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
"the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) dorsal
pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral
2. (adj) dorsal
pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf
3. (adj) dorsal
pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss
4. (adj) dorsal
a hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position
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Sense: of the back
a shark's dorsal fin.
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 Afrikaans: dorsale |
 Arabic: ظَهْري |
 Bulgarian: гръбен |
 Brazilian: dorsal |
 Czech: hřbetní |
 German: Rücken-... |
 Danish: ryg- |
 Greek: ραχιαίος |
 Spanish: dorsal |
 Estonian: selja- |
 Farsi: پشتی؛ عقبی |
 Finnish: selkä- |
 French: dorsal |
 Hebrew: גַבִּי |
 Hindi: पश्चविह्वीय |
 Croatian: leđni, hrpteni |
 Hungarian: háti |
 Indonesian: punggung |
 Icelandic: bak-, baklægur |
 Italian: dorsale |
 Japanese: 背の |
 Korean: 등에 있는 |
 Lithuanian: nugaros |
 Latvian: muguras- |
 Malay: belakang |
 Dutch: rug- |
 Norwegian: rygg- |
 Polish: grzbietowy |
 Persian: پشتی؛ عقبی |
 Pashto: شاتنى، څټكنى (ظهرى)، شاته |
 Portuguese: dorsal |
 Romanian: dorsal |
 Russian: спинной; дорсальный |
 Slovak: chrbtový |
 Slovenian: hrbten |
 Serbian: zadnji |
 Swedish: dorsal, rygg- |
 Thai: เกี่ยวกับส่วนหลัง |
 Turkish: sırtla ilgili |
 Taiwanese: 背部的 |
 Ukrainian: дорсальний, спинний |
 Urdu: ظہری |
 Vietnamese: ở lưng |
 Chinese: 背面的 |
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