dorsocentral

dorsocentral
adj. [L. dorsum, back; centralis, midpoint]
1. Pertaining to the mid-dorsal surface.
2. (ECHINODERMATA)
Pertaining to the aboral surface.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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