Dorsibranchiate
(Dor`si*bran"chi*ate) a. (Zoöl.) Having branchiæ along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.
— n. One of the Dorsibranchiata.
Dorsiferous
(Dor*sif"er*ous) . [Dorsum + -ferous; cf. F. dorsifère.] (Biol.) 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.
Dorsimeson
(Dor`si*mes"on) n. [Dorsum + meson.] (Anat.) See Meson.
Dorsiparous
(Dor*sip"a*rous) a. [Dorsum + L. parere to bring forth.] (Biol.) Same as Dorsiferous.
Dorsiventral
(Dor`si*ven"tral) a. [Dorsum + ventral.]
1. (Biol.) Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are
not dorsiventral.
2. (Anat.) See Dorsoventral.
Dorsoventral
(Dor`so*ven"tral) a. [dorsum + ventral.] (Anat.) From the dorsal to the ventral side of an
animal; as, the dorsoventral axis.
Dorsum
(||Dor"sum) n. [L.]
1. The ridge of a hill.
2. (Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum
of the tongue.
Dortour
(Dor"tour Dor"ture) n. [F. dortoir, fr. L. dormitorium.] A dormitory. [Obs.] Bacon.
Dory
(Do"ry) n.; pl. Dories [Named from 1st color, fr. F. dorée gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare.
See Deaurate, and cf. Aureole.]
1. (Zoöl.) A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
2. (Zoöl.) The American wall-eyed perch; — called also doré. See Pike perch.
Dory
(Do"ry), n.; pl. Dories A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.
Doryphora
(||Do*ryph"o*ra) n. [NL. See Doryphoros.] (Zoöl.) A genus of plant-eating beetles, including
the potato beetle. See Potato beetle.
Doryphoros
(||Do*ryph"o*ros) n. [L., fr. Gr. lit., spear bearing; a spear + fe`rein to bear.] (Fine Arts) A
spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer. Several important
sculptures of this subject existed in antiquity, copies of which remain to us.
Dose
(Dose) n. [F. dose, Gr. do`sis a giving, a dose, fr. dido`nai to give; akin to L. dare to give. See
Date point of time.]
1. The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time.
2. A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take, or as falls to one to receive.
