dorsalis
Americanadjective
noun
plural
dorsalesEtymology
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
Dr. Doris M. Cochran of the United States National Museum kindly furnished information concerning the type specimen of Eutainia dorsalis formerly in the National Museum collection but now lost.
From Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains by Fitch, Henry S.
A few fibers leave pars lateralis and insert on an aponeurosis which receives also all the fibers of M. pterygoideus dorsalis lateralis.
From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.
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