In anatomy, a dorsally-positioned structure or part, particularly used in comparative anatomy of fish and other vertebrates.
From Latin 'dorsalis' (of the back), used as a noun in anatomical nomenclature to identify dorsal structures.
In comparative anatomy, scientists use Latin names like 'dorsale' to identify identical structures across wildly different species—what's 'dorsale' in a fish corresponds to back structures in mammals too.
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