dorsal

adj

1. With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
2. With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
3. Having only one sharp side.
4. Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
5. Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

noun

1. A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.

   “Near-synonyms: altar screen, rood screen (not always different)”

2. Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
3. A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.