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The back of an animal.

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  1. n. The back of an animal.
  2. n. The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal.
  3. n. One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.
  4. (a) The back of an animal. (b) The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal. (c) One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.
  5. n. The back of an animal. n. The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal. n. One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.