dorsal
/ˈdɔːsl/adjective
उच्चारण डॉर्सल
पृष्ठीय, पीठ का
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[only before noun] technical
on or connected with the back of a fish or an animal
पृष्ठीय, पीठ का
- a shark's dorsal fin
- The shark's dorsal fin cut through the water as it approached the boat.
- The dolphin's dorsal fin cut through the waves.
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- The biologist examined the dorsal side of the frog.
- A dorsal fin helps a fish to keep its balance in water.
AaSpelling
dor·sal
?Which word?
Keep the body-direction words together: dorsal (back), ventral (belly), anterior (front), posterior (rear), lateral (side).
शरीर की दिशाओं के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: dorsal (पीठ), ventral (पेट), anterior (आगे), posterior (पीछे), lateral (बगल)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin dorsum, back.
Latin dorsum, पीठ, से।
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General knowledge
Science: the dorsal fin is on the back of a fish; the ventral side is the belly; the anterior is the front; the posterior is the back end.
विज्ञान में dorsal fin मछली की पीठ पर होता है; ventral side पेट है; anterior आगे का भाग; posterior पीछे का सिरा।