Vertebrata
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Vertebrata
1820–30; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin vertebrātus vertebrate
Example Sentences
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Vertebrata is a larger clade that also includes fish, lamprey, and lancelets.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The illustration shows the V-shaped Vertebrata clade, which includes lancelets, lampreys, fish, lizards, rabbits, and humans.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Lizards, rabbits, and humans are in the clade Amniota, which form a small V nested in the upper right-hand corner of the V-shaped Vertebrata clade.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds. µ Aves, or birds, have a complete double circulation, oviparous, reproduction, front limbs peculiarly modified as wings; and they bear feathers.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the Vertebrata, at which we are able to obtain an obscure glance, apparently consisted of a group of marine animals,281 resembling the larvæ of existing Ascidians.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles
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