vertebrateadjective
uk/ˈvɜː.tɪ.brət/us/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.brət/specializedhaving a spine (= back bone)
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Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- carnivore
- flora
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- herbivore
- heterotroph
- non-placental
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- parasite
- parasitic
- secondary consumer
- songster
- vegetation
- warm-blooded
- wildlife
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vertebratenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈvɜː.tɪ.brət/us/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.brət/specializedan animal that has a spine:
Birds, fish, and reptiles are all vertebrates.
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invertebrate
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- carnivore
- flora
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- herbivore
- heterotroph
- non-placental
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- parasite
- parasitic
- secondary consumer
- songster
- vegetation
- warm-blooded
- wildlife
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