dorsally
adverb/ˈdɔːsəli/
/ˈdɔːrsəli/
(specialist)- on the back of a fish, animal, or aircraft
- Their coat is pale brown dorsally and whitish ventrally.
- The dinosaur's bony nostrils were dorsally located.
- The aircraft has two dorsally mounted fuel tanks.
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