as in spines
a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal
a diagram of the spinal column
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spines
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The new species was identified by its coloring, skin texture, spines, eye coloring, body proportions and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
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Oxford World’s Classics, whose very name conjures for me an image of the imprint’s white spines, was doing the novel, like Penguin, using multiple translators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Spinal columns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20columns. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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