dorsoventral
adjective
dorsoventrally
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a word derived from
dorsoventral.
Example Sentences
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These animals bear one pair of legs per segment, mandibles as mouthparts, and are somewhat dorsoventrally flattened.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Modern crocodilians are well known for having elongate, superficially tubular snouts where the rostrum is dorsoventrally flattened.
From Scientific American ● May 24, 2012
The squamosal is attached dorsoventrally to the posterior part of the parietal and to the lateral part of the prootic.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman
The swollen thumb is supported by a dorsoventrally flattened spine that does not extrude through the skin.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
The proximal ends of the ribs expand dorsoventrally to a width approximately four times that of their slender shafts.
From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth) Eaton
