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dorsi-

dorsi- is the alternative form of dorso-.

Meaning of dorso-

Prefix

dorso-

  1. The back.
    Synonyms:
    dorsal

Origin of dorsi-

Combining form of Latin dorsum (“back”). By surface analysis, dors- + -i-.

Questions about dorsi-

What is dorsi- the alternative form of?
Dorsi- is the alternative form of dorso-.

Words near dorsi- in the dictionary

  1. Dorsetshire
  2. Dorsett
  3. Dorsetts
  4. Dorsey
  5. Dorseys
  6. dorsi-
  7. Dorsian
  8. Dorsians
  9. dorsibranchiate
  10. dorsibranchiates
  11. dorsiferous

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dorsi- (page history and authors); dorso- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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