dorsalis

American  

[dawr-sal-is, -sey-lis] / dɔrˈsæl ɪs, -ˈseɪ lɪs /

adjective

1. dorsal.

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noun

plural

dorsales

1. a blood vessel or nerve serving the back of the part with which it is associated.

Etymology

Origin of dorsalis

From New Latin; dorsal ¹

Example Sentences

H. dorsalis hails from the mountains of Northern Borneo and features a conspicuous dark stripe that begins atop its head and bisects its back before fading around mid-body.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

They are named H. dorsalis, H. maxi and H. peguensis.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

Upon reaching the tarsal region, it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery, which branches repeatedly and provides blood to the tarsal and dorsal regions of the foot.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

I concur with Bogert and Oliver in placing T. vicinus as a synonym of T. dorsalis cyclides.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

To us this suggests intergradation with C. dorsalis.

From The Subspecific Status of Two Central American Sloths by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)