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vertebrate

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/

The English word “vertebrate” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having a backbone.
  2. Of, being, or pertaining to Vertebrata, animals with backbones.

noun

  1. An animal having a backbone: one belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata.

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of French vertébré, from Latin vertebrātus (“jointed”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).

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