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Spine

Spine Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Spine? [n] a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin [n] the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [n] a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [n] any pointed projection Synonyms \| Synonyms for Spine: back \| backbone \| pricker \| prickle \| rachis \| spinal column \| spur \| sticker \| thorn \| vertebral column Related Terms \| Find terms related to Spine: See Also \| aculeus \| appendage \| axial skeleton \| canalis vertebralis \| chine \| coccyx \| intervertebral disc \| intervertebral disk \| notochord \| outgrowth \| process \| projection \| quill \| ray \| skeletal structure \| spinal canal \| tail bone \| vertebra \| vertebral canal Spine In Webster's Dictionary \Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. {Spike}, {Spinet} a musical instrument, {Spinny}.] 1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal. (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish. 3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebr[ae]. 4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.

Spine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spine?

[n] a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
[n] the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
[n] a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
[n] any pointed projection

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Spine In Webster's Dictionary

\Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a
point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. {Spike}, {Spinet} a
musical instrument, {Spinny}.]
1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

2. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an
       animal.
   (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.

3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; --
   so called from the projecting processes upon the
   vertebr[ae].

4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.

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