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vertebra

noun
🔊/ˈvɜːtɪbrə/
🔊/ˈvɜːrtɪbrə/
(plural vertebrae
🔊/ˈvɜːtɪbreɪ/, 🔊/ˈvɜːtɪbriː/
🔊/ˈvɜːrtɪbreɪ/, 🔊/ˈvɜːrtɪbriː/
)
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  1. any of the small bones that are connected together to form the backbone椎骨；脊椎
    Topics Bodyc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, from vertere ‘to turn’.