Meaning of Vertebra | Babel Free
ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹəDefinitions
Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
werwel
Bosanski
pršljen
Català
vèrtebra
Čeština
obratel
Cymraeg
cefngymal
Dansk
ryghvirvel
Ελληνικά
σπόνδυλος
Español
vértebra
فارسی
مهره
Gaeilge
veirteabra
Gàidhlig
cnàimh an droma
Galego
vértebra
עברית
חוליה
हिन्दी
मोहरा
Magyar
csigolya
Հայերեն
ող
Bahasa Indonesia
vertebra
Italiano
vertebra
日本語
椎骨
한국어
척추
Latina
vertebra
Latviešu
skriemelis
Македонски
пршлен
മലയാളം
കശേരു
Polski
kręg
Português
vértebra
Română
vertebră
Русский
позвонок
Slovenčina
stavec
Slovenščina
vretence
Српски
pršljen
ไทย
สันหลัง
Tagalog
gulugod
Українська
хребець
Tiếng Việt
đốt sống
Examples
“Already I seemed to hear the water rippling against the desiccated bones and rattling them together, rolling my skull against Mahomed's, and his against mine, till at last Mahomed's stood straight up upon its vertebræ, and glared at me through its empty eyeholes, and cursed me with its grinning jaws, because I, a dog of a Christian, disturbed the last sleep of a true believer.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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