VERTEBRAL

vertebral

(adjective) of or relating to or constituting vertebrae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

vertebral (not comparable)

of or relating to a vertebra or the spine

having or made of vertebrae

having a spinal column

Noun

vertebral (plural vertebrals)

any of the large dorsal scales along the top of a snake's back

Source: Wiktionary


Ver"te*bral, a. Etym: [Cf. F. vertébral.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a vertebræ, or the vertebral column; spinal; rachidian.

2. Vertebrate.

Ver"te*bral, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A vertebrate. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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