- Lads or models seen on a dolphin’s back - Near the back - Of or on the back - Of the back - On the back - Pertaining to the back - Relating to the back
- Of the abdomen - Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral
side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the
ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed
to dorsal. - Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc.,
which faces toward the center of a flower. - Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a
creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
- A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a
considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins.
These fishes belong to several species of the genus Exocoetus, and are
found in the warmer parts of all the oceans.
- An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the
warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle
coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and
becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long,
and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales
which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally,
black perch, grouper, and flasher.