Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorsoventrally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: dorsoven-tral-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dorsoventral manner; (in humans): from the back of the body to the front.

Example Sentences

"While most fish are laterally compressed, humans are dorsoventrally compressed."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dorsoventral Middle English -ly English -ly English dorsoventrally From dorsoventral + -ly.

Questions

What does dorsoventrally mean?: In a dorsoventral manner; (in humans): from the back of the body to the front.
Where does dorsoventrally come from?: Etymology tree English dorsoventral Middle English -ly English -ly English dorsoventrally From dorsoventral + -ly.

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