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Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Rom






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Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word. In science, it could mean:

  • Dorsum (biology)
    Dorsum (biology)

    In anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that typically run, fly, or swim in a horizontal position, and the back side of animals that walk upright....
    , a term for an animal's back
  • Dorsum (astrogeology), a term used in astrogeology for a ridge
  • Theta Capricorni
    Theta Capricorni

    Theta Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. It is also called Dorsum , because of its position on the back of the Goat....
    , a star on the back of the Goat