Plural of backbone

Forms of backbone

Backbones in a sentence

• With all the tenderloin, spareribs and backbones, we lived “high off the hog”.1912, George S. Jack, Edward Boyle Jacobs, History of Roanoke County,, page 29. From the entry high on the hog
• This paper studies the nontransparency of backbones.2016, Lane A. Hemaspaandra, David E. Narváez, “The Opacity of Backbones”, in arXiv. From the entry nontransparency
• Wandering spiders generally attack large insects or other arthropods such as harvestmen, but some prefer to hunt vertebrates (animals with backbones).2003, various authors, “Wandering spider”, in Insects and Spiders of the World, volume 10, Marshall Cavendish, page 582. From the entry wandering spider

Meaning of backbone

1. noun The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
2. noun Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
3. noun Courage, fortitude, or strength.

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Questions about the plural of backbone

What is the plural of backbone?

The plural of backbone is backbones.

Is backbone countable?

Backbone is a countable and uncountable noun.