Canadian English Meaning of dorsal

dorsal

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Definitions and Meaning of dorsal in English

Wordnet

dorsal (a)

belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part

facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

Webster

dorsal (a.)

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.

Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.

Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.

FAQs About the word dorsal

dorsal

belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part, facing away from the axis of an organ or organismPertaining to, or situated

aft,Back‌,Hind,posterior,rear,after,hinder,last,backwards

anterior,front,frontal,fore,forwards,ventral

dorsad => dorsal, dorrhawk => Dorrhawk, dorrfly => Dorrfly, dorr => dor, dorp => Village,