dorsoventral
(ˌdɔr soʊˈvɛn trəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Zool. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side:
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dorsal
Webster Dictionary
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
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vena intercapitalis
(intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis)
Princeton's WordNet
veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot
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intercapitular vein
(intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis)
Princeton's WordNet
veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot
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ilium
Webster Dictionary
the dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate
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dorsal
(ˈdɔr səl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a dorsal structure.
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above
(əˈbʌv)
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Zool. on the upper or dorsal side.
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scapula
(ˌli)
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a dorsal bone of the pectoral girdle.
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notum
(ˈnoʊ təm)
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a dorsal plate of the thorax of an insect.
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tergum
(ˈtɜr gəm)
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the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
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ventrodorsal
(ˌvɛn troʊˈdɔr səl)
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of or pertaining to the ventral and dorsal aspects of the body.
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devein
(ˈveɪn)
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to remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp).
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dorsiventral
(ˌdɔr səˈvɛn trəl)
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Bot. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
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dorsal lip
(ˈdɔr səl)
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the dorsal marginal region of the blastopore, which acts as a center of differentiation.
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chiton
(ˈkaɪt n, ˈkaɪ tɒn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any marine mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a dorsal shell of eight overlapping plates.
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swayback
(ˈsweɪˌbæk)
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an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, esp. of horses.
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finback
(ˈfɪnˌbæk)
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any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, esp. B. physalus, having a prominent dorsal fin; rorqual.
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quillback
(ˈkwɪlˌbæk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a sucker, Carpiodes cyprinus, of the central and eastern U.S., having one ray of the dorsal fin greatly elongated.
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stonefish
(ˈstoʊnˌfɪʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any tropical scorpionfish of the genus Synanceja that have dorsal-fin spines from which a deadly poison is discharged.
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posterior
(ɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds.
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carapace
(ˈkær əˌpeɪs)
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a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle.
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lure
(ʊər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region.
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tripletail
(ˈtrɪp əlˌteɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a large W Atlantic food fish, Lobotes surinamensis, with dorsal and anal fins extending to the tail.
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sailfish
(ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
either of two large marlinlike fish of the genus Istiophorus, distinguished by a long, high dorsal fin and a swordlike snout.
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bowfin
(ˈboʊˌfɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a freshwater ganoid fish, Amia calva, of central and E North America, having a long, narrow dorsal fin.
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european red mite
(ˌyʊər əˈpi ən, ˌyɜr-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a red to red-brown mite, Panonychus ulmi, with white spots and dorsal spines: a widely distributed pest of fruit trees.
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dorsally
(dorsally)
Princeton's WordNet
in a dorsal location or direction
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squalidae
(Squalidae, family Squalidae)
Princeton's WordNet
dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin
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family squalidae
(Squalidae, family Squalidae)
Princeton's WordNet
dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin
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pediculate
(əˈdɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or pertaining to the Lophiiformes (Pediculati), an order of marine fishes characterized by armlike pectoral fins and a dorsal spine modified into a lure.
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