YourDictionary

vertebrate

adjective

  1. having a backbone, or spinal column
  2. of or belonging to the vertebrates

noun

any of a large subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordate animals, including all mammals, fishes, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, characterized by a brain enclosed in a brainpan and a segmented spinal column

See vertebrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Learn more about vertebrate

Related Articles

link/cite print suggestion box