dorsalis

[ dawr-sal-is, -sey-lis ]

/ dɔrˈsæl ɪs, -ˈseɪ lɪs /

Anatomy

dorsal¹.

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

Origin of dorsalis

From New Latin; see origin at dorsal¹

Pinna dorsalis corpore pen qualis, radiis simplicibus flexilibus.

Zoological Illustrations, Volume I |William Swainson
The pharyngeal part is supplied by the dorsalis linguæ branch.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles
Mandibles of Lithotrya dorsalis, exhibiting four (aa) roughened, thin, ligamentous apodemes for the attachment of the muscles.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) |Charles Darwin
In the savannas Rhinophrynus dorsalis, Engystomops pustulosus, and Gastrophryne usta are fossorial species.

A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico |William E. Duellman

Breeding in the same pond were Rhinophrynus dorsalis and Diaglena reticulata.

A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico |William E. Duellman