dorsal

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.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin dorslis, from Latin dorsulis, from dorsum, back.]

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dorsal·ly adv.

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dorsal [ˈdɔːs^əl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy Zoology relating to the back or spinal part of the body Compare ventral [1]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany of, relating to, or situated on the side of an organ that is directed away from the axis

3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) articulated with the back of the tongue, as the (k) sound in English coot

[from Medieval Latin dorsālis, from Latin dorsum back]

dorsally  adv

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dorsal  (dôrsl)

Relating to or on the back or upper surface of an animal.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" ventral - toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal); "the ventral aspect of the human body"; "the liver is somewhat ventral in position"; "ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped"
	2.	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" abaxial biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

Translations

dorsal [ˈdɔːsl]

A. ADJ → dorsal

B. CPD dorsal fin N → aleta f dorsal

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dorsal [ˈdɔː^rs^əl] adj [fin] → dorsal(e)

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dorsal

adj → Rücken-, dorsal (spec)

n (Phon) → Dorsal(laut) m

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dorsal [ˈdɔːsl] adj → dorsale
dorsal fin → pinna dorsale

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dorsal

adj dorsal [ˈdoːsəl]

of the back a shark's dorsal fin. dorsale ظَهْري гръбен hřbetní ryg- Rücken-... ραχιαίος dorsal selja- پشتی؛ عقبی selkä- dorsal גַבִּי पश्चविह्वीय leđni, hrpteni háti punggung bak-, baklægur dorsale 背の 등에 있는 nugaros muguras- belakang rug- rygg- grzbietowy dorsal dorsal спинной; дорсальный chrbtový hrbten zadnji dorsal, rygg- เกี่ยวกับส่วนหลัง sırtla ilgili 背面的 дорсальний, спинний ظہری ở lưng 背面的