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| back |
the backbone; spine. [1/10 definitions] |
| backbone |
Your backbone is the row of bones that runs down the center of your back. All the bones are connected to each other. Another word for backbone is spine. [2 definitions] |
| fossil |
A fossil is something left behind by a living thing that lived on the earth a very long time ago. Sometimes a fossil is a part of an animal's body, like a bone from a dinosaur or a backbone of a fish. Sometimes it is a pattern formed by things like shells or leaves or animal tracks that you can see in the surface of a rock. It is the rock itself that has preserved these things so that we can see them now, even after such a long time. |
| invertebrate |
an animal that does not have a backbone or skeleton inside its body. Insects, spiders, worms, snails, clams, crabs, and squids are some kinds of invertebrates. [1/2 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] |
| tail |
the rear part of an animal's body that sticks out from the backbone. [1/7 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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