1. Noun
One of the Vertebrata.
2. Adjective
Alt. of Vertebrated
3. Adjective
having a backbone or spinal column; "fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are vertebrate animals"
Vocabulary classified under Biology
4. Noun
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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