Definitions for vertebrateˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•te•brateˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt(adj.)
having vertebrae; having a segmented backbone.
Category: Anatomy
belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata, a subphylum of chordate animals having an internal skeleton of bone or cartilage that includes a braincase and a spinal column, and comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
Category: Biology, Taxonomy
(n.)a vertebrate animal.
Category: Zoology
Origin of vertebrate:
1820–30; < L vertebrātus jointed
Princeton's WordNet
vertebrate, craniate(adj)
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
vertebrate(adj)
having a backbone or spinal column
"fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals"
Wiktionary
vertebrate(Noun)
An animal having a backbone.
vertebrate(Adjective)
Having a backbone.
Webster Dictionary
Vertebrate(noun)
one of the Vertebrata
Vertebrate(adj)
alt. of Vertebrated
Translations for vertebrate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- met ruggraatAfrikaans
- فَقْريArabic
- гръбначенBulgarian
- vertebradoPortuguese (BR)
- obratlovecCzech
- das Wirbeltier, Wirbel-...German
- hvirveldyrDanish
- σπονδυλωτό(ς)Greek
- vertebradoSpanish
- selgroolineEstonian
- دارای ستون فقراتFarsi
- selkärankainenFinnish
- vertébréFrench
- בַּעַל חוּלִיוֹתHebrew
- कशेरूकीHindi
- kralježnjakCroatian
- gerincesHungarian
- vertebrataIndonesian
- hryggdÿrIcelandic
- vertebratoItalian
- せきつい動物(の)Japanese
- 척주(脊柱)가 있는Korean
- stuburinis (gyvūnas)Lithuanian
- mugurkaulnieksLatvian
- vertebrat; bertulang belakangMalay
- gewerveldDutch
- virveldyrNorwegian
- kręgowiec, kręgowyPolish
- vertebradoPortuguese
- vertebratRomanian
- позвоночное (животное)Russian
- stavovecSlovak
- vretenčarSlovenian
- kičmenjakSerbian
- ryggradsdjurSwedish
- สัตว์ที่มีกระดูกสันหลังThai
- omurgalıTurkish
- 脊椎動物Chinese (Trad.)
- хребетна тварина; хребетнийUkrainian
- ريڑھ کي ہڈي والے جانورUrdu
- có xương sốngVietnamese
- 脊椎动物Chinese (Simp.)
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