dorsalis
Americanadjective
noun
Other Word Forms
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
They are named H. dorsalis, H. maxi and H. peguensis.
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
The specimen is intermediate in color, as well as geographically, between C. t. dorsalis and C. mexicanus, although referable to the latter.
From The Subspecific Status of Two Central American Sloths by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
Rhinophrynus dorsalis, Bufo marmoreus, and Diaglena reticulata were breeding here the previous night.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.
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