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We found 3 dictionaries that define the word dorsals:

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  1. dorsals: Merriam-Webster
  2. dorsals: Wiktionary

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  1. dorsals: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See dorsal as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (dorsal)

adjective:  (anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
adjective:  (anatomy) Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
adjective:  (linguistics, of a sound) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
adjective:  (of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
adjective:  (botany) Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
adjective:  (botany) Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
noun:  (art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.
noun:  (zootomy, in snakes) Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
noun:  (linguistics) A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
▸ Also see dorsal





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