vertebrate

[ver´tĕ-brāt]

1. having a vertebral column.

2. an animal with a vertebral column; any member of the Vertebrata.

ver·te·brate

(ver'tĕ-brāt),

1. Having a vertebral column.

2. An animal having vertebrae.

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vertebrate

(vûr′tə-brĭt, -brāt′)

adj.

1. Having a backbone or spinal column.

2. Of or characteristic of vertebrates or a vertebrate.

Any of numerous chordate animals of the subphylum Vertebrata, characterized by a segmented spinal column and a distinct well-differentiated head. The vertebrates include the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

ver·te·brate

(vĕr'tĕ-brăt)

1. Having a vertebral column.

2. An animal having vertebrae.

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vertebrate

any member of the subphylum Vertebrata (= Craniata) in the phylum Chordata, including all those organisms that possess a backbone, such as fish, amphibia, reptiles, birds and mammals. In addition, they are characterized by having a skull which surrounds a well-developed brain and a bony or cartilaginous skeleton.

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