In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between dorsal and tergite
is that dorsal is (anatomy) relating to the top surface of the foot or hand while tergite is (anatomy) the dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.
As nouns the difference between dorsal and tergite
is that dorsal is (art) a hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc while tergite is (anatomy) the dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.
As an adjective dorsal
is (anatomy) with respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
dorsal
English
Adjective
(-)
(anatomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
(of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
(anatomy) Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
(linguistics, of a sound) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
(botany) Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
(botany) Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
Antonyms
* ventral
Coordinate terms
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* (linguistics) labial, coronal, radical, laryngeal
Derived terms
* dorsal fin
* dorsally
Related terms
* endorse, indorse
Noun
(
en noun)
(art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.
In snakes, any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
Anagrams
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tergite
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(anatomy) The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.
