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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 (vûr

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adj.

1. Having a spinal column.

2. Of or characteristic of a vertebrate.

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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