Synonyms for vertebrae
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : vur-tuh-bruh |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɜr tə brə |
Top 10 synonyms for vertebrae Other synonyms for the word vertebrae
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
- 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
Antonyms for vertebrae
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