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

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vertebrated

"Can the organisation of vertebrated animals be referred to one uniform type?"

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

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 Dawson, John William

Before wrapping vertebrated animals in cloth, an incision should be made in the breast and abdomen, to let the liquor run in the inside of the body.

From Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore

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

The most generalized or primitive types of limb hitherto discovered in any vertebrated animal above the class of fishes, are those which are met with in some of the extinct aquatic reptiles.

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