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Synonyms for vertebrae

Grammar : Noun
Spell : vur-tuh-bruh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɜr tə brə

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Définition of vertebrae

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Latin vertebra "joint or articulation of the body, joint of the spine" (plural vertebræ), perhaps from vertere "to turn" (see versus) + instrumental suffix -bra. The notion is of the spine as the "hinge" of the body.
  • As in backbone : noun spinal column of vertebrate
  • As in spine : noun backbone
  • As in spinal column : noun vertebral column
Example sentences :
  • Its flesh is delicate and firm, and with the exception of the vertebrae, has no long bones.
  • Extract from : « The Call Of The South » by Louis Becke
  • Then it fell, shearing through the scales and flesh and vertebrae.
  • Extract from : « The Devil in Iron » by Robert E. Howard
  • The skull, pelvis, and most vertebrae, as well as the sternum of this form are unknown.
  • Extract from : « Extinct Birds » by Walter Rothschild
  • The atlas and axis always differ much from the other vertebrae.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The vertebrae are generally without epiphyses to their centra.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • Ribs are often wanting and when present are often not separated off from the vertebrae.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The vertebrae are amphicoelous, and are generally well ossified.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • In most Edentata there is an extensive fusion of vertebrae in the sacral region.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • This consists of a series of some fifty-two vertebrae, all completely ossified.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The vertebrae are as a rule procoelous, and are very few in number.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

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