The shark's dorsal fin was cut off by the fisherman. 鲨鱼的背鳍被渔夫割了下来。
No details from the dorsal view are evident. 显然背面景像没有详细的细节。
The shark's dorsal fin was cut off by the fisherman. 鲨鱼的背鳍被渔夫割了下来。
dorsal
[ adj ]
belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
<adj.all> the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals
facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
<adj.all> the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. ?, ?, mountain ridge. Cf. {Dorse}, {Dorsel}, {Dosel}.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to {ventral}.
2. (Bot.) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
{Dorsal vessel} (Zo["o]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See {Dorsal}, a.] (Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
Posterior \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[o^]s*t[=e]"r[i^]*[~e]r), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See {Post-}.] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome.
2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}.
3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for {dorsal}.
4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. --Gray.
Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to {hemal}. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as {dorsal}; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. {Hemal}.
{Neural arch} (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord.
I caught one immediately on a dry fly, and a gorgeous sight it was, with its silver, black-spotted flanks and bristling red-membraned dorsal fin.
The chance to swim with a pod of dolphins and even hop a ride on a passing dorsal fin has tourists lining up at attractions in the Florida Keys, but some environmental activists worry the animals will be exploited.
For the first two days in the wild, the 8- and 9-year-old males will be followed around the clock, both visually and with the help of a coin-sized radio transmitter on Echo's dorsal fin.
Like the common dolphin, they grow to more than seven feet and have a dorsal fin.
He said he recognized the animal by a distinctive notch in its dorsal fin.