vertebration
[ vur-tuh-brey-shuhn ]
noun
vertebrate formation.
Origin of vertebration
1First recorded in 1880–85; vertebrate + -ion
Words Nearby vertebration
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How to use vertebration in a sentence
At first we see the vertebration in the hinder region of the skull very clearly.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellThe vertebration (articulation) of the vertebrates is not outwardly visible like that of the articulates.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst Haeckel
British Dictionary definitions for vertebration
vertebration
/ (ˌvɜːtɪˈbreɪʃən) /
noun
the formation of vertebrae or segmentation resembling vertebrae
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