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Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	vertebral column	The backbone; consisting of monospondylous and diplospondylous centra; the vertebrae from the skull to the caudal fin, protecting the spinal cord and haemal artery and forming an attachment for muscles used in swimming.	monospondylous diplospondylous centrum
French	colonne vertébrale		monospondyle centrum
Spanish
Portuguese	coluna vertebral	Coluna vertebral; constituída por centra monoespodilosos ou diploespondilosos.	univertebral diplospôndilo vértebra
Russian
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