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| back |
the backbone; spine. [1/10 definitions] |
| backbone |
anything similar to a backbone in location, function, support, or appearance. [1/3 definitions] |
| chine |
a backbone, esp. of an animal; spine. [2/4 definitions] |
| iguana |
any of various large herbivorous lizards of tropical America that often have a ridge of spiny projections along the backbone. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone [2 definitions] |
| shellfish |
a small animal that lives in fresh or salt water and has a shell outside its body. Shellfish are not true fish. They are invertebrates, or animals with no backbone. People can eat many kinds of shellfish, including clams, oysters, shrimp, and lobsters. |
| spinal column |
the row of bones that runs along the center of the back; spine; backbone. The bones of the spinal column are called vertebrae. The spinal column protects the nerves in the spinal cord. |
| spine |
the backbone; spinal column. [1/3 definitions] |
| spineless |
having no spine or backbone. [1/3 definitions] |
| stegosaur |
any of several plant-eating dinosaurs having a small head and a double row of bony plates and spikes along the backbone. |
| tail |
the rear part of an animal's body that sticks out from the backbone. [1/7 definitions] |
| tenderloin |
a strip of esp. tender meat located beside the backbone in beef or pork. [1/2 definitions] |
| vertebrate |
having a backbone. [2 definitions] |
| worm |
an animal with a long, thin, round or flat body. Worms have no legs and move by creeping or crawling. Worms are invertebrates and have no backbone. [1/7 definitions] |
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