dorsal
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"One of the sightings reported a group of single male outer coast orcas slapping each other with their dorsal fins and charging at inner coast females."
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025
"A dorsal fin slowly broke the surface revealing that familiar profile that looked like a shark," he said.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
With its long eel-like body, gaping mouth and bright red dorsal fins, it’s no surprise that the oarfish calls to mind a sea monster.
From Slate • Nov. 22, 2024
Yet sea robins are most notable for their distinctively large, fan-shaped dorsal fins and for their six leg-like appendages.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024
This time, she was in a group of people, standing at the water’s edge, looking at a dorsal fin poking out from the flat calm.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Vocabulary lists containing dorsal
Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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Unit 2: Evolution
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Animals (Zoology) - Middle School
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