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spine
1 a: spinal column b: something resembling a spinal column or constituting a central axis or chief support c: the part of a book to which the pages are attached and on the cover of which usually appear the title and author's and publisher's names2: a stiff pointed plant process
; especially : one that is a modified leaf or leaf part3: a sharp rigid process on an animal: as a: spicule b: a stiff unsegmented fin ray of a fish c: a pointed prominence on a bone
— spined
\ˈspīnd\
adjective
— spine·like
\-ˌlīk\
adjective
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