Vertebrate Definition

vûrtə-brĭt, -brāt
vertebrates
adjective
Having a backbone, or spinal column.
Webster's New World
Of or belonging to the vertebrates.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
vertebrates
Any of a large subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordate animals, including all mammals, fishes, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, characterized by a brain enclosed in a cranium and a segmented spinal column.
Webster's New World

An animal having a backbone.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
other
See also vertebrate.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Vertebrate

Noun

Singular:
vertebrate
Plural:
vertebrates

Origin of Vertebrate

  • Latin vertebrātus having joints from vertebra vertebra vertebra

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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