Dorsal



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GRE 红宝书

• adj. 背部的
• ［英］ adj. 背部的 ( of, on, or near the back)
• ［记］ dors ( 背) +al -> 背部的
• ［同］ 同根词: endorse ( v. 背书, 批准)
• relating to or situated near or on the back especially of an animal or of one of its parts

Webster Collegiate

I. *variant of dossal II. adjective

• Etymology: Late Latin dorsalis, from Latin dorsum back
• Date: 1727
• 1. relating to or situated near or on the back especially of an animal or of one of its parts
• 2. abaxial
• ? dorsally adverb

III. noun

• Date: 1834
• a dorsally located part; especially a thoracic vertebra

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