vertebrated

[ vur-tuh-brey-tid ]

adjective

1. having vertebrae; vertebral; vertebrate.
2. composed of vertebrae or having segments resembling vertebrae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vertebrated¹

First recorded in 1820–30; vertebrate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The class Mammalia is scientifically defined as “all animals which have a vertebrated skeleton and suckle their young.”

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In some fishes with vertebrated tail fins the fin is symmetric (Fig. 300), and this seems to be the primitive type.

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This membrane is, we are told, common to all vertebrated animals, but is especially beautiful and lustrous in nocturnal animals.

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Can the organisation of vertebrated animals be referred to one uniform type?

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The water-population of vertebrated animals first appears in the Upper Silurian.

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