vertebrated

American  

[vur-tuh-bray-tid] / ˈvɜr təˌbreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. having vertebrae; vertebral; vertebrate.

2. composed of vertebrae or having segments resembling vertebrae.

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Etymology

Origin of vertebrated

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

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vertebrated

For example, throughout the vertebrated series, from fish to mammals, there occurs in the inner corner of the eye a semi-transparent eye-lid, which is called the nictitating membrane.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by George John Romanes

Take, for example, what is perhaps the most wonderful instance of refined mechanism in nature—the eye of a vertebrated animal.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by George John Romanes

These were the first flying creatures with backbones; they mark a new achievement in the growing powers of vertebrated life.

From A Short History of the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

The recognition of an ideal exemplar for the vertebrated animals proves," he says, "that the knowledge of such a being as man must have existed before man appeared.

From The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Hugh Miller

The vertebrated sub-kingdom has, as far as yet known, no representative in these lowest beds.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by John William Dawson

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