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

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

If the Mygales did not prey upon vertebrated animals, I do not see how they could find sufficient subsistence.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry

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 Romanes, George John

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 Miller, Hugh

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

From The Mystery by White, Stewart Edward