vertebratanoun [ U ]
uk/ˌvɜː.tɪˈbrɑː.tə/us/ˌvɝː.t̬əˈbreɪ.t̬ə/specializedthe group of animals that have a spine (= a column of bones in the back)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General & informal words for animals
- arthropod
- beast
- beastie
- brute
- bug
- creepy-crawly
- critter
- domestic animal
- invertebrate
- man-eater
- pest
- pet
- predator
- prey
- stray
- thing
- vermin