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vertebra

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
vertebra /ˈvɚtəbrə/ noun
plural vertebrae /-ˌbreɪ/ /ˈvɚtəˌbreɪ/ or vertebras
vertebra
/ˈvɚtəbrə/
noun
plural vertebrae /-ˌbreɪ/ /ˈvɚtəˌbreɪ/ or vertebras
Britannica Dictionary definition of VERTEBRA
[count] technical
: one of the small bones that are linked together to form the backbone — see picture at human

— vertebral

/ˈvɚtəbrəl/ adjective, always used before a noun
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