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dorsum

noun

Meaning

  • The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.

  • The top of the foot or the back of the hand.

  • The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.

  • (astrogeology) A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.

  • Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat

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