dorsal

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Each encounter was carefully recorded, and the individual orcas were identified by markings on their dorsal fins.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

With its long eel-like body, gaping mouth and bright red dorsal fins, it’s no surprise that the oarfish calls to mind a sea monster.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2024

Winter had put a life vest on the dog resembling a shark, with a dorsal fin protruding from its back.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Yet sea robins are most notable for their distinctively large, fan-shaped dorsal fins and for their six leg-like appendages.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

Its pernicious ghost—gray, furry and with unusually dense dorsal tufts—haunted every house that he ever lived in.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy