Word Meaning

dorsal definition and meaning

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.
a. Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
a. Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
a. A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.

Crossword clues for dorsal

- Lads or models seen on a dolphin’s back
- Near the back
- Of or on the back
- Of the back
- On the back
- Pertaining to the back
- Relating to the back
- To do with the back