dorsal
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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
Winter had put a life vest on the dog resembling a shark, with a dorsal fin protruding from its back.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 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
The dorsal fin is like a dolphin's fingerprint, as each has distinctive notches, ridges and pigmentation.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024
Whenever Merlyn and his companion swam past them, they raised their spiky dorsal fins in menace, and only lowered them when they saw that Merlyn was a tench.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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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