dorsalis
Americanadjective
noun
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dorsales
plural
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of dorsalis
From New Latin; see origin at dorsal 1
Example Sentences
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H. dorsalis hails from the mountains of Northern Borneo and features a conspicuous dark stripe that begins atop its head and bisects its back before fading around mid-body.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
Upon reaching the tarsal region, it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery, which branches repeatedly and provides blood to the tarsal and dorsal regions of the foot.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
To us this suggests intergradation with C. dorsalis.
From The Subspecific Status of Two Central American Sloths by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
The reasons for recognizing the population of Thamnophis dorsalis in the Tepalcatepec Valley as distinct from that on the surrounding highlands are presented in the discussion of Thamnophis dorsalis cyclides.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
Affinities.—This species, in the characters derived from the valves, comes perhaps nearest to L. Rhodiopus; in the characters derived from the animal's body, it is nearest to L. dorsalis.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
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