Dorr"fly` (?), n. (Zoöl.) See 1st Dor.
Dorr"hawk` (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Dorhawk.
Dor"sad (?), adv. [Dorsum +L. ad towards.] (Anat.) Toward the dorsum or back; on the dorsal side; dorsally.
Dor"sal (?), a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, mountain ridge. Cf. Dorse, Dorsel, Dosel.] 1. (Anat.) 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.
2. (Bot.) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
Dorsal vessel (Zoöl.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
Dor"sal, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See Dorsal, a.] (Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
Dor"sale (?), n. Same as Dorsal, n.
Dor"sal*ly (?), adv. (Anat.) On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of; dorsad.
Dorse (?), n. [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See Dorsel, Dosel.] 1. Same as dorsal, n. [Obs.]