dorsal
C1Adjektiv/US /dˈɔrsəl/ DÔRS-əl; UK /dˈɔrsəl/ DÔRS-əl/
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.
