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Definition of vertebra noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

vertebra

noun

NAmE//ˈvərt̮əbrə//

(pl. vertebrae

NAmE//ˈvərt̮əˌbreɪ//

, NAmE//ˈvərt̮əˌbri//

)

any of the small bones that are connected together to form the spine

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vertebral

NAmE//ˈvərt̮əbrəl//

adjective [only before noun]See vertebra in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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