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
In these animals evolutionists see a link between the Mollusca and the Vertebrata.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
For instance, in Vertebrata this tissue gives rise to nervous tissue, blood-vessels, renal tubules, smooth muscular fibres, and other structures, as well as to connective and skeletal tissues.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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