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Definition of
dorsal adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dorsal
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈdɔrsl
/
/
[
only before noun
]
(
technology
)
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on or connected with the back of a fish or an animal
a shark's dorsal fin
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dorsal
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noun
dormouse
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dory
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