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Definition of Vertebrate
1. Adjective. Having a backbone or spinal column. "Fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals"
2. Noun. Animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium.
Exact synonyms: Craniate
Specialized synonyms: Fetus, Foetus, Amniota, Amniote, Aquatic Vertebrate, Gnathostome, Bird, Amphibian, Reptile, Reptilian, Mammal, Mammalian, Tetrapod
Generic synonyms: Chordate
Group relationships: Craniata, Subphylum Craniata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata
Terms within: Belly, Tail, Caudal Appendage, Costa, Rib, Chest, Pectus, Thorax, Pedal Extremity, Vertebrate Foot, Dactyl, Digit
Examples of category: Costa, Rib, Blood, Ovary, Endoskeleton
Specialized synonyms: Fetus, Foetus, Amniota, Amniote, Aquatic Vertebrate, Gnathostome, Bird, Amphibian, Reptile, Reptilian, Mammal, Mammalian, Tetrapod
Generic synonyms: Chordate
Group relationships: Craniata, Subphylum Craniata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata
Terms within: Belly, Tail, Caudal Appendage, Costa, Rib, Chest, Pectus, Thorax, Pedal Extremity, Vertebrate Foot, Dactyl, Digit
Examples of category: Costa, Rib, Blood, Ovary, Endoskeleton
Definition of Vertebrate
1. n. One of the Vertebrata.
2. a. Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes.
3. n. One of the Vertebrata.
4. a. Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes.
Definition of Vertebrate
1. Adjective. Having a backbone. ¹
2. Noun. An animal having a backbone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Vertebrate
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Medical Definition of Vertebrate
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