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Definition of: dorsal

(dôrsəl) adjective
1. Zool. Of, pertaining to, on, or near the back: opposed to ventral.
2. Bot. Pertaining to the under surface, as of a leaf.
3. Phonet. Describing those consonants produced with the back of the tongue, as (k) in cool.
noun Dossal.
[<Med. L dorsalis <L dorsum back]
—dor′sal·ly
adverb

Most often used phrases:

dorsal surface
dorsal scales
dorsal side
dorsal root
dorsal stripe
dorsal view
dorsal margin
dorsal turret
dorsal spines
dorsal spot
dorsal spots
dorsal vertebrae
dorsal line
dorsal horn
dorsal part

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"dorsal" has the frequency of use of 0.0004% on en.wikipedia.org.

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