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| ver·te·brate [ vúrtəbrət, vúrtə bràyt ] (plural ver·te·brates) |
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animal with backbone: an animal with a segmented spinal column and a well-developed brain, e.g. a mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish
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| [Early 19th century. < Latin vertebratus "having joints" < vertebra (see vertebra)] |
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  ver·te·brate adjective |
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