vertebral column
Example Sentences
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Inslee must put finding an evenhanded appointee with a sturdy vertebral column first rather than simply installing a Democratic loyalist into the office that has eluded his party in every election since 1964.
From Seattle Times
In the Sedgwick, Clack found several skulls of Acanthostega, with sections of vertebral column attached, the tight fit of the pieces showing that the tetrapods had been lying packed together in the rock.
From Nature
The finding suggested a regionalized vertebral column evolved early in land animal history, even before the divergence of mammals and reptiles.
From Science Magazine
Hinged to a black vertebral column, they form a striking, if provisional, alignment.
From New York Times
“We need to practically renegotiate the vertebral column of the deal,” he said.
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