vertebrate
Meaning of vertebrate
noun
an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
adjective
denoting a vertebrate or relating to the vertebrates as a group.
early 19th century: from Latin vertebratus ‘jointed’, from vertebra (see vertebra).
Information about vertebrate
- The plural form of vertebrate is: vertebrates.
- Languages in which vertebrate is used:
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Hyphenation of vertebrate
ver-te-brate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- vertebrate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
vertebrate synonyms
Meaning craniate:
Translation of vertebrate
- French: vertébré
- Portuguese: vertebrados
- Spanish: vertebrado
- Italian: vertebrato
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