| 单词 | dorsal |
| 释义 | dorsal (once / 2840 pages) adj Dorsal is a word taken from anatomy (the study of the body) and refers to things that have to do with one's back. The movie "Jaws" should have been called "Dorsal Fin," because that's almost all you ever see of the famous shark. Like dolphins and sharks, killer whales have prominent dorsal fins on their backs, but it's the ones on their tails you'll want to watch out for. You may have wondered why dogs, cats, and other animals carry their young around by the scruff of their necks. Well, the little one's dorsal sides have extra fat and fur to grab onto. The dorsal side is much harder to damage than the underside (the ventral side) where you'll find their tender tummies and tasty organs. WORD FAMILYdorsal: dorsally USAGE EXAMPLESSome onlookers speculated the creatures are sea salps, barrel-shaped animals that look like jellyfish but have dorsal nerve cords. Los Angeles Times(Nov 29, 2016) She was well-known to whale watchers because of a distinctive nick on her dorsal fin. Seattle Times(Oct 28, 2016) “Clearly it was bleeding from the gills and from an area near the dorsal fin,” Gruber said. The Guardian(Oct 15, 2016) 1adj belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals Ant ventral toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal) dorsoventralextending from the back to the belly 2adj facing away from the axis of an organ or organism Syn|Ant abaxial adaxial, ventral nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism |
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