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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•te•brate /ˈvɜrtəbrɪt, -ˌbreɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomyhaving vertebrae;
having a backbone. - Biologybelonging or relating to a grouping of animals having an internal skeleton of bone or cartilage that includes a braincase and a spinal column.
n. [countable] - Zoologya vertebrate animal:Vertebrates include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•te•brate (vûr′tə brit, -brāt′),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomyhaving vertebrae;
having a backbone or spinal column. - Zoologybelonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium and a segmented spinal column;
a major taxonomic group that includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
n. - Zoologya vertebrate animal.
- Latin vertebrātus jointed. See vertebra, -ate1
- 1820–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vertebrate /ˈvɜːtɪˌbreɪt -brɪt/ n - any chordate animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, characterized by a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a well-developed brain: the group contains fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals
adj - of, relating to, or belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata
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