vertebrate
/vˈɝtəbɹˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
noun
- animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
adjective
- having a backbone or spinal column
“fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals”
Synonyms for vertebrate
Antonyms of vertebrate
Words that rhyme with vertebrate
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