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dorsal 1. Anatomy Zoology relating to the back or spinal part of the body 2. Botany of, relating to, or situated on the side of an organ that is directed away from the axis dorsal [′dȯr·səl] (anatomy) Located near or on the back of an animal or one of its parts. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| That evening he was within a feather-weight's turn of abandoning his road to the nearest station, and driving across that elevated dorsal line of South Wessex which divided him from his Tess's home. While crossing, I saw numerous whales belonging to the three kinds peculiar to the southern seas; the whale, or the English "right whale," which has no dorsal fin; the "humpback," with reeved chest and large, whitish fins, which, in spite of its name, do not form wings; and the fin-back, of a yellowish brown, the liveliest of all the cetacea. Nor did he see the dorsal fin break surface and approach him from the rear. |
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