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(1):

(a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; - opposed to ventral.

(2):

(a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.

(3):

(a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

(4):

(a.) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dorsal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dorsal.html. 1828.
 
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