vertebration

[ vur-tuh-brey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. vertebrate formation.

Origin of vertebration

1
First 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) Russell
  • The 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
  1. the formation of vertebrae or segmentation resembling vertebrae

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