Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
dorsiventrally .
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- adverb In a
dorsoventral manner
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- adverb in a dorsoventral direction
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hovasaurs are basal diapsids with long, webbed feet and dorsoventrally expanded tails.
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Hovasaurs are basal diapsids with long, webbed feet and dorsoventrally expanded tails.
Archive 2009-05-01 Peter Bond 2009
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It has a distinctive subvertical, dorsoventrally elongate naris.
Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
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With a dorsoventrally mobile back and huge, long-toed feet, Ambulocetus appears suited for competent movement on land, but probably swam by powerful up-and-down oscillation of the back and paddling with the hindlimbs.
Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
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They are dorsoventrally flattened and their carapace has been widened to cover most of their appendages.
Crustacea 2008
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The gastralia are elongate and gently curved, with an elliptical, dorsoventrally compressed cross section.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010
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This condition differs from the relatively anterioposteriorly short and dorsoventrally tall dorsal centra of
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010
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The parapophyses are elliptical in outline and dorsoventrally taller than long, with their long axis inclined dorsally and posteriorly.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010
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The distal phalanx is elongate and paddle-shaped, with a flat proximal articulation and a rounded dorsoventrally compressed body.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010
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Medially, the proximal end twists to form a dorsoventrally compressed ventral lamina that contacts its antimere medially and the ischium posteriorly.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010
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