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Dorsal (adjective)
With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
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Dorsal (adjective)
Having only one sharp side.
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Dorsal (adjective)
Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
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Dorsal (adjective)
Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
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Dorsal (adjective)
Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
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Dorsal (adjective)
Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
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Dorsal (noun)
A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.
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Dorsal (noun)
In snakes, any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
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Dorsal (noun)
A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
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Ventral (adjective)
Related to the abdomen or stomach.
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Ventral (adjective)
On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
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Ventral (adjective)
On or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.
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Ventral (noun)
Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake’s body from the neck to the anal scale.