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

Now however," Mr. Owen continues, "the recognition of an ideal exemplar for the vertebrated animals proves that the knowledge of such a being as Man must have existed before Man appeared.

From Project Gutenberg

Yes, both were alive—the smaller serpent wound about her neck, with its head resting upon her bosom; the more dangerous reptile knotted around her waist, its vertebrated tail hanging by her side, while its head, held in her hand, protruding through her fingers, exhibited a pair of eyes that scintillated like diamonds.

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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.

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As the fishes develop these teeth scales in the geological record, they swim out of the hidden darkness of the past into the light, the first vertebrated animals visible in the record.

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There were centipedes and millipedes; there were the first primitive insects; there were creatures related to the ancient king crabs and sea scorpions which became the earliest spiders and land scorpions, and presently there were vertebrated animals.

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