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dorsoposterior

dorsoposterior adjective: having its back oriented towards the back of its mother.

Adjective

dorsoposterior (not comparable)

  1. Having its back oriented towards the back of its mother
  2. dorsal and posterior

Origin of dorsoposterior

From dorso- + posterior.

Words formed from dorsoposterior

Words that rhyme with dorsoposterior

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Questions about dorsoposterior

What does dorsoposterior mean?
Dorsoposterior means having its back oriented towards the back of its mother.
What part of speech is dorsoposterior?
Dorsoposterior is an adjective.

Words near dorsoposterior in the dictionary

  1. dorsope
  2. dorsopes
  3. dorsoplantar
  4. dorsoplantarly
  5. dorsopleural
  6. dorsoposterior
  7. dorsoposteriorly
  8. dorsopreaxial
  9. dorsopreaxially
  10. dorsoproximal
  11. dorsoproximally

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