dorsŭālis, e, adj. [dorsum],
of or on the back , dorsal (post-class): notae equi, Ap. Met. 11, 20, 24; cf.: crustae ferarum, Amm. 22, 15; and, pinnae, Sol. 12.—Subst.: dorsualia , ium, n., a cover for the back of beasts, Trebell. Gallien. 8.