Definition of Dorsiferous

1. Adjective. (biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, whose ova become attached to the skin of the parent's back, where they develop. ¹

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Medical Definition of Dorsiferous

1. 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. Origin: Dorsum; cf. F. Dorsifere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dorsiferous

dorsalization
dorsalize
dorsalized
dorsally
dorsals
dorse
dorsel
dorsels
dorser
dorsers
dorses
dorsibranchiata
dorsibranchiate
dorsibranchiates
dorsiduct
dorsiferous (current term)
dorsifixed
dorsiflex
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexions
dorsiflexor
dorsiparous
dorsiscapular
dorsispinal
dorsispinal veins
dorsiventral
dorsiventrality
dorsiventrally
dorso-ventrally
dorsocaudal

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