| ADJECTIVE | all | dorsal | belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part |
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| all | dorsal, abaxial | facing away from the axis of an organ or organism |
| Sounds | dao'rsahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part. | |
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| Example | "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals" | |
| Opposite | ventral | Toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal) |
| Spanish | dorsal | |
| Catalan | dorsal | |
| Nouns | dorsum | the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part) |
| dorsum | the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine | |
| Adverbs | dorsally | in a dorsal location or direction |
| Meaning | facing away from the axis of an organ or organism. | |
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| Synonym | abaxial | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Opposite | adaxial, ventral | nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism |
| Spanish | abaxial, dorsal | |
| Catalan | abaxial, dorsal | |
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