dorsalis
Americanadjective
noun
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dorsales
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected 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
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
Acutalis dorsalis, is a small, triangular, shining Treehopper, with a smooth round back; it is greenish-white, with a large black spot, from the anterior corners of which a line runs off to each eye.
From American Pomology Apples by J. A. Warder
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 Henry S. Fitch
The valves are coated by strong yellow membrane, which, after the shelly matter in L. dorsalis had been dissolved in acid, separated into broad slips, answering to each zone of growth.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
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