noun
deruggengraat
Pronunciation/ˈrʏ.ɣəˌɣraːt/
- Plural
- deruggengraten
- Diminutive
- hetruggengraatje
Meaning
- 1.
vertebral column
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Example sentences
Ongewervelde dieren hebben geen ruggengraat of wervelkolom.
Source of this sentence: Tatoeba · Micsmithel · CC BY 2.0 FR
Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.
- 2.
spine, backbone
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- 3.
backbone, fundamental support, core of an organization
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