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Definition of vertebra noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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 backboneTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, from vertere ‘to turn’.
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