vértebra

  • 91vertebra — [[t]vɜ͟ː(r)tɪbreɪ[/t]] vertebrae N COUNT: usu pl Vertebrae are the small circular bones that form the spine of a human being or animal …

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  • 92vertebra — ver·te·bra || vÉœrtɪbrÉ™ / vɜː n. segments of bone which form the spinal column …

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  • 93vértebra — f. Cada uno de los huesos del espinazo …

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  • 94vertebra — [ və:tɪbrə] noun (plural vertebrae breɪ, bri:) each of the series of small bones forming the backbone. Derivatives vertebral adjective Origin C17: from L., from vertere to turn …

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  • 95vertebra — noun plural vertebrae, (C) one of the small hollow bones down the centre of your back vertebral adjective …

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  • 96vertebra — ver·te·bra …

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  • 97vertebra — [ˈvɜːtəbrə] (plural vertebrae [ˈvɜːtəbreɪ] ) noun [C] one of the small bones that form a row down the centre of your back …

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  • 98vertebra — ver•te•bra [[t]ˈvɜr tə brə[/t]] n. pl. brae [[t] ˌbri, ˌbreɪ[/t]] bras anat. zool. any of the bones or segments of the spinal column, consisting in higher vertebrates of a cylindrical body with two projections, forming an arch surrounding the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 99vertebra — /ˈvɜtəbrə / (say vertuhbruh) noun (plural vertebras or vertebrae /ˈvɜtəbri/ (say vertuhbree), / breɪ/ (say bray)) any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically in humans and the higher animals of a more or less… …

  • 100vertebra —   n. (pl. brae ) segment of backbone.    ♦ vertebral, a.    ♦ vertebrate, n. & a. (animal) having a backbone.    ♦ vertebration, n. division into segments; firmness …

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