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Definition of dorsal
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Dorsal
(a.)
Pertaining
to the
surface
naturally
inferior,
as of a
leaf..
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Dorsal
::
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..
Suture
::
Suture
(n.) A line
resembling
a seam; as, the
dorsal
suture
of a
legume,
which
really
corresponds
to a
midrib..
Dorsal
::
Dorsal
(a.)
Pertaining
to the
surface
naturally
superior,
as of a
creeping
hepatic
moss..
Neural
::
Neural
(a.)
relating
to the
nerves
or
nervous
system;
taining
to,
situated
in the
region
of, or on the side with, the
neural,
or
cerebro-spinal,
axis; --
opposed
to
hemal.
As
applied
to
vertebrates,
neural
is the same as
dorsal;
as
applied
to
invertebrates
it is
usually
the same as
ventral.
Cf.
Hemal..
Mesonotum
::
Mesonotum
(n.) The
dorsal
portion
of the
mesothorax
of
insects.
Muraena
::
Muraena
(n.) A genus of large eels of the
family
Miraenidae.
They
differ
from the
common
eel in
lacking
pectoral
fins and in
having
the
dorsal
and anal fins
continuous.
The murry
(Muraena
Helenae)
of
Southern
Europe
was the
muraena
of the
Romans.
It is
highly
valued
as a food fish.
Ivory-bill
::
Ivory-bill
(n.) A
large,
handsome,
North
American
woodpecker
(Campephilus
principalis),
having
a
large,
sharp,
ivory-colored
beak. Its
general
color is
glossy
black,
with white
secondaries,
and a white
dorsal
stripe.
The male has a
large,
scarlet
crest.
It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf
States..
Dosel
::
Dosel (n.) Same as
Dorsal,
n..
Predorsal
::
Predorsal
(a.)
Situated
in front of the back;
immediately
in
front,
or on the
ventral
side the
dorsal
part of the
vertebral
column..
Neurapophysis
::
Neurapophysis
(n.) The
dorsal
process
of the
neural
arch;
neural
spine;
spinous
process.
Chordata
::
Chordata
(n. pl.) A
comprehensive
division
of
animals
including
all
Vertebrata
together
with the
Tunicata,
or all those
having
a
dorsal
nervous
cord..
Mesoarium
::
Mesoarium
(n.) The fold of
peritoneum
which
suspends
the ovary from the
dorsal
wall of the body
cavity.
Gymnonoti
::
Gymnonoti
(n. pl.) The order of
fishes
which
includes
the
Gymnotus
or
electrical
eel. The
dorsal
fin is
wanting.
Wart Hog
::
Wart hog ()
Either
one of two
species
of
large,
savage
African
wild hogs of the genus
Phacoch/rus.
These
animals
have a pair of
large,
rough,
fleshy
tubercles
behind
the tusks and
second
pair
behind
the eyes. The tusks are large and
strong,
and both pairs curve
upward.
The body is
scantily
covered
with
bristles,
but there is long
dorsal
mane. The South
African
species
(Phacoch/rus
Aethiopicus)
is the best
known.
Called
also
vlacke
vark. The
second
species
(P.
Aeliani)
is
native
of the
coasts
of
Swordfish
::
Swordfish
(n.) A very large
oceanic
fish
(Xiphias
gladius),
the only
representative
of the
family
Xiphiidae.
It is
highly
valued
as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are
consolidated,
and form a long,
rigid,
swordlike
beak; the
dorsal
fin is high and
without
distinct
spines;
the
ventral
fins are
absent.
The adult is
destitute
of
teeth.
It
becomes
sixteen
feet or more
long..
Rorqual
::
Rorqual
(n.) A very large North
Atlantic
whalebone
whale
(Physalus
antiquorum,
or
Balaenoptera
physalus).
It has a
dorsal
fin, and
strong
longitudinal
folds on the
throat
and
belly.
Called
also
razorback..
Postscutellum
::
Postscutellum
(n.) The
hindermost
dorsal
piece of a
thoracic
somite
of an
insect;
the plate
behind
the
scutellum.
Tergal
::
Tergal
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to back, or
tergum.
See
Dorsal..
Acanthopterygii
::
Acanthopterygii
(n. pl.) An order of
fishes
having
some of the rays of the
dorsal,
ventral,
and anal fins
unarticulated
and
spinelike,
as the
perch..
Siphonet
::
Siphonet
(n.) One of the two
dorsal
tubular
organs
on the
hinder
part of the
abdomen
of
aphids.
They give exit to the
honeydew.
See
Illust.
under
Aphis.
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