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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'vertebra' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions vertebra noun (vertebrae) any of the small bones which make up the backbone. Translations:  Dutch: wervel , rugwervel , ruggengraatswervel French: vertèbre German: Wirbel , Wirbelknochen Italian: vertebra(it)f Spanish: vértebra Etymology: From Latin vertere, "to turn". Having multiple vertebrae (plural of vertebra) in one's backbone instead of having a single bone or solid spine, allows for the movement of the body with bends and turns. Hence meaning 1.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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