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vertebrate /ˈvəːtɪbrət /nounAn animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. Compare with invertebrate.- Subphylum Vertebrata, phylum Chordata: seven classes.
For that reason the earliest terrestrial vertebrates did not come equipped with an occiput, as we understand the term....- No one had unambiguously located such genes in animals more primitive than the jawed vertebrates.
- Their presence suggests the feature appeared in a common ancestor of jawed vertebrates, or gnathostomes.
adjectiveDenoting a vertebrate or relating to the vertebrates as a group.Indeed, during this time most of the various invertebrate and vertebrate phyla evolved....- In addition to abundant crinoids, a diverse invertebrate and vertebrate fauna is contained within the Muldraugh.
- In tropical rainforests, the majority of woody plant species disperse seeds via vertebrate frugivores.
Origin Early 19th century: from Latin vertebratus 'jointed', from vertebra (see vertebra). |