spondyle

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spondyle

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From Middle English spondile, spondyle, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος (sphóndŭlos, “vertebra”).

noun spondyles · spondyl

archaic A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.

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@misc{spondyle_2026,
  title = {spondyle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spondyle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}