Usually means: Heart and aorta of insects.
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  1. dorsal vessel: Merriam-Webster
  2. dorsal vessel: Wordnik
  3. dorsal vessel: Wiktionary
  4. Dorsal vessel: Dictionary.com
  5. dorsal vessel: FreeDictionary.org
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noun:  (entomology) A central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects that circulates hemolymph (blood).

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