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 Vertebrata exhibit this transverse integration in the development of the generative system.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert
The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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