vertebrated
[ vur-tuh-brey-tid ]
adjective
having vertebrae; vertebral; vertebrate.
composed of vertebrae or having segments resembling vertebrae.
Origin of vertebrated
1First recorded in 1820–30; vertebrate + -ed2
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How to use vertebrated in a sentence
The class Mammalia is scientifically defined as “all animals which have a vertebrated skeleton and suckle their young.”
Man's Place in Nature and Other Essays | Thomas Henry HuxleyIn some fishes with vertebrated tail fins the fin is symmetric (Fig. 300), and this seems to be the primitive type.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonThis membrane is, we are told, common to all vertebrated animals, but is especially beautiful and lustrous in nocturnal animals.
The Book of Cats | Charles H. RossCan the organisation of vertebrated animals be referred to one uniform type?
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellThe water-population of vertebrated animals first appears in the Upper Silurian.
The Interpreters of Genesis and the Interpreters of Nature | Thomas Henry Huxley
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