spine
spine is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Zoöl.) (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal. (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
- 2.(Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebræ.
- 3.Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal. (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish called?
- What is the backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebræ called?
- What is anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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