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Spine (biology)

Spine (biology)

In biology, spine or spiny may refer to:

*Spine (botany), needle-like structures in plants
*Spine (zoology), needle-like structures in animals

Spine may also refer to:

*Vertebral column, spine in anatomy, the backbone


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