vertebral column

noun

Definition of vertebral columnnext
as in spine
a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal carefully reconstructed the vertebral column of the dinosaur

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“Vertebral column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebral%20column. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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