Familiarity information: FLOAT used as a noun is common. â¢ FLOAT (verb) The verb FLOAT has 9 senses: 1. be in motion due to some air or water current 2. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink 3. set afloat 4. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with 5. move lightly, as if suspended 6. put into the water 7. make the surface of level or smooth
Most Mammals Have 7 Cervical Vertebrae â Not Quite Enough to be Evidence for Evolution Giraffes have seven cervical vertebrae (neck bones), the same number as humans. Given that the giraffe's neck is so much longer than ours, some people are surprised we have the same number of neck bones. The fact of the matter is that nearly every mammal has seven neck bones â mice, dogs, and even whales.
cervical vertebrae the upper seven vertebrae, constituting the skeleton of the neck. coccygeal vertebrae the lowest segments of the vertebral column, comprising three to five rudimentary vertebrae that form the coccyx. cranial vertebra the segments of the skull and facial bones, regarded by some as modified vertebrae.umbar vertebrae the five vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum. vertebra magÂ´na the sacrum. odontoid vertebra the second cervical vertebra, or axis. vertebra plaÂ´na a condition of spondylitis in which the body of the vertebra is reduced to a sclerotic disk.