DORSAL


Meaning of DORSAL in English

/ ˈdɔːsl; NAmE ˈdɔːrsl/ adjective

[ only before noun ] ( technical ) on or connected with the back of a fish or an animal :

a shark's dorsal fin

—picture at fish

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from late Latin dorsalis , from Latin dorsum back.

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