Vertebra

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  • noun. Any of the bones or cartilaginous segments forming the spinal column.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In Vertebrata, any bone of the spine; any segment of the backbone. See backbone and spine.
  • noun. In echinoderms, any one of the numerous axial ossicles of the arms of starfishes. See vertebral, a.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the serial segments of the spinal column.
  • noun. One of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of the small bones which make up the backbone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. one of the bony segments of the spinal column
  • Word Usage
    "Very good explanation of why the vertebra is probably "lost", BTW."
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    vertebrae