vertebrated

American  

[vur-tuh-brey-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

Example Sentences

There are no signs whatever of land life of any sort, plant or animal; there are no fishes nor any vertebrated creatures in this part of the record.

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

In this room, as in the previous rooms, the vertebrated animals are grouped in the wall cases or on the top of the cases.

From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by Jerrold, W. Blanchard

A series of embryos at three comparable and progressive stages of development, representing each of the classes of vertebrated animals below the Mammalia 152 58.

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 Romanes, George John

Having thus shown how varied and extraordinary are the modes in which mimicry occurs among insects, we have now to enquire if anything of the same kind is to be observed among vertebrated animals.

From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Wallace, Alfred Russel

Well, he, good old staid Schermie with the vertebrated thoughts gets kittenish.

From The Mystery by White, Stewart Edward