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Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous.
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Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to dorsal.
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An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher.
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Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral.
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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.
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On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of; dorsad.
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Toward the dorsum or back; on the dorsal side; dorsally.
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One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.
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The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.
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Same as Dorsiferous.
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Toward the ventral side; on the ventral side; ventrally; -- opposed to dorsad.
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See Dorsoventral.
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Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
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Same as Dorsal, n.
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From the dorsal to the ventral side of an animal; as, the dorsoventral axis.
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One of the Dorsibranchiata.
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Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.
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Same as dorsal, n.
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A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach.
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Same as Dorsal, n.
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