Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin word. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In science, it could mean:

• Dorsum (biology), a term for an animal's back
• Dorsum (astrogeology), a term used in astrogeology for a ridge
• Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat

In Anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that typically run fly or swim in a horizontal position and the back side of animals (like humans that walk upright A wrinkle-ridge is a type of feature commonly found on Lunar maria. Theta Capricorni (θ Cap / θ Capricorni is a Star in the Constellation Capricornus.

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