Antonyms for vertebrae

Grammar : Noun

Spell : vur-tuh-bruh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɜr tə brə

Definition 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

Synonyms for vertebrae

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