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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Vertebra

/(vẽr"tē̇*brȧ)/ · Ver·te·bra · IPA /ˈvɝ.təb.ɹə/
01 n. One of the serial segments of the spinal column.
pl. Vertebrae ((#))
  1. 1.
    One of the serial segments of the spinal column.(Anat.)
  2. 2.
    One of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran.(Zool.)