dor‧sal /ˈdɔːs
əl $ ˈdɔːr-/
adjective [only before noun][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: dorsalis, from Latin dorsum 'back']
on or relating to the back of an animal or fish:
a shark’s dorsal fin [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲