Meaning & Definition of Vertebrate in English
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Vertebrate
/vərtəbret/
noun
1. Animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
synonym:
- vertebrate,
- craniate
adjective
1. Having a backbone or spinal column
- "Fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals"
synonym:
- vertebrate
Examples of using
Like a typical vertebrate the human has two pairs of limbs.