vertebrates
[ (vur-tuh-bruhts, vur-tuh-brayts) ]
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Animals that have a spinal cord enclosed in a backbone.
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notes for vertebrates
The five traditional classes of vertebrates are amphibians, birds, fishes, mammals, and reptiles. (Compare invertebrates.)
notes for vertebrates
Human beings are vertebrates.
Words nearby vertebrates
vertebral canal, vertebral column, Vertebrata, vertebrate, vertebrated, vertebrates, vertebration, vertebratus, vertex, vertical, vertical angle
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