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."
cross-reference
anticlinal vertebra
caudal vertebræ
coccyx
complex vertebra
cranial vertebra
Form
cervical vertebra
coccygeal vertebra
intervertebral
lumbar vertebra
sacral vertebra
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
arrondissement
b.c
bhumi
cartilage
clavicle
variant
vertebrae