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<hw>dor`si*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>dorsum</ets> back + <ets>branchiae</ets> gills.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of ch\'91topod annelids in which the branchi\'91 are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. [See <i>Illusts</i>. under <er>Annelida</er> and <er>Ch\'91topoda</er>.]</def>

<h1>Dorsibranchiate</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dor`si*bran"chi*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having branchi\'91 along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the Dorsibranchiata.</def></def2>

<h1>Dorsiferous</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dor*sif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,. <ety>[<ets>Dorsum</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>; cf. F. <ets>dorsif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous.</def>

<h1>Dorsimeson</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dor`si*mes"on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Dorsum</ets> + <ets>meson</ets>.]</ety> <def>(Anat.) See <er>Meson</er>.</def>

<h1>Dorsiparous</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dor*sip"a*rous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Dorsum</ets> + L. <ets>parere</ets> to bring forth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Dorsiferous</er>.</def>

<h1>Dorsiventral</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dor`si*ven"tral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Dorsum</ets> + <ets>ventral</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not <i>dorsiventral</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Dorsoventral</er>.</def>

<h1>Dorsoventral</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dor`so*ven"tral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>dorsum</ets> + <ets>ventral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>From the dorsal to the ventral side of an animal; <as>as, the <ex>dorsoventral</ex> axis</as>.</def>

<h1>Dorsum</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dor"sum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The ridge of a hill.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; <as>as, the <ex>dorsum</ex> of the tongue</as>.</def>

<h1>Dortour, Dorture</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw><hw>Dor"tour</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Dor"ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>dortoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>dormitorium</ets>.]</ety> <def>A dormitory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Dory</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Do"ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dories</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Named from 1st color, fr. F. <ets>dor\'82e</ets> gilded, fr. <ets>dorer</ets> to gild, L. <ets>deaurare</ets>. See <er>Deaurate</er>, and cf. <er>Aureole</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European fish. See <er>Doree</er>, and <er>John Doree</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also <altname>dor\'82</altname>. See <er>Pike perch</er>.</def>

<h1>Dory</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Do"ry</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dories</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.</def>