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vertebrate /ver·te·brate/ (ver´tĕ-brāt)
1. having a spinal column (vertebrae).
2. an animal with a vertebral column; any member of the Vertebrata.
ver·te·brate (vûrt-brt, -brt)
adj.
1. Having a spinal column.
2. Of or characteristic of a vertebrate.
n.
A member of the subphylum Vertebrata.
vertebrate
Etymology: L, vertebra, joint
any animal that possesses a backbone and thus is a member of the subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum Chordata. Vertebrates include fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals.
vertebrate [ver´tĕ-brāt]
1. having a vertebral column.
2. an animal with a vertebral column; any member of the Vertebrata.
vertebrate
1. having a vertebral column.
2. an animal with a vertebral column; any member of the subphylum Vertebrata.
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