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Dorsally

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dor·sal  (dôrsl)
adj.
1. Anatomy Of, toward, on, in, or near the back or upper surface of an organ, part, or organism.
2. Botany Of or on the outer surface, underside, or back of an organ.
[Middle English, from Late Latin dorslis, from Latin dorsulis, from dorsum, back.]
dorsal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.dorsally - in a dorsal location or direction
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Opercle ending posteriorly in a flat spine, the tip relatively obtuse and obscured by a large scale; margin of preopercle smooth, the posterior margin extending dorsally to level of upper edge of pupil, the anterior margin extending to level of middle of pupil; preorbital relatively broad, its width tapering posteriorly, with 4-5 irregular scale rows at widest point; suborbital covered with 1-2 rows of small scales that obscure its lower margin.
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