dorsum
dorsum · dorsa
Dorsum, Dorsum linguae, Zungenrücken, Rücken
The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animalThe back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.: The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
UK/ˈdɔː.səm/US/ˈdɔɹ.səm/
Meaning
4 sensesThe back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.
The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
Dorsum linguae, Dorsum, Zungenrücken
The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
Dorsum
Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.
More definitions
- the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part)
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Translations
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By meaning 2
back of the tongue:
back of an animal:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin dorsum (“the back”).Learned borrowing from Latin dorsum (“the back”).
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Forms
plural: dorsaSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular