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| amphioxus |
a tiny fishlike marine organism characterized by a primitive vertebra and dorsal nerve tissue; lancelet. |
| chordate |
of or denoting an animal, such as a tunicate, lancelet, or vertebrate, that at some stage of development has gill slits, a dorsal nerve cord, and a notochord. |
| dorsiflexion |
flexion that moves a body part in the dorsal (upward) direction. |
| finback |
any of several related whalebone whales with lengthwise grooves on the throat and a prominent, pointed dorsal fin; rorqual. |
| grayling |
any of various small-mouthed freshwater fishes related to the trout, that have large, brightly colored dorsal fins. [1/2 definitions] |
| lionfish |
any of various marine fishes that have fan-like fins and venomous dorsal spines. |
| minke whale |
a small, fast-moving whale having furrows on its light belly and throat and a dorsal fin. |
| neural |
pertaining to or located on the dorsal side of the body near or associated with the spinal cord. [1/2 definitions] |
| notum |
a dorsal plate or part on an insect segment, esp. the thorax. |
| oarfish |
any of several large slender ocean fish, ranging in length from about twelve to almost thirty feet, that have a dorsal fin along the entire length of the back and a red-tipped, manelike crest at the back of the head. |
| posterior |
pertaining to the tail end of an animal or the dorsal side of a human. [1/4 definitions] |
| quillback |
a North American freshwater fish in which one ray of the dorsal fin is elongated. |
| right whale |
any of several large whales lacking a dorsal fin, having a smooth throat, and having eyes set near the corners of the mouth. |
| rorqual |
any of a related group of whales, such as the blue whale, that have lengthwise grooves on the underside and a small, well-developed dorsal fin; finback. |
| sacrum |
in higher vertebrates, a bone that supports the dorsal wall of the pelvis, formed from the fusion of two or more basal vertebrae. |
| sailfish |
any of a group of large marine fishes that have a large sail-like dorsal fin and a swordlike projection of the upper jaw. |
| sauger |
a small North American freshwater fish with a spotted, bony dorsal fin. |
| tripletail |
any of several chiefly marine fishes having large, trailing dorsal and anal fins that resemble tails. |
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