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vertebrate /ˈvəːtɪbrət/
▶noun an animal of a large group (subphylum Vertebrata) distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. Compare with invertebrate. ▶adjective relating to the vertebrates.
'vertebrate' also found in these Oxford entries:
amphibian
- bird
- chordate
- conodont
- cyclostome
- deuterostome
- eyeball
- fish
- hemisphere
- ichthyoid
- invertebrate
- liver fluke
- mammal
- reptile
- skull
- tail
- tubule
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