vertebrates
Meaning of vertebrates
plural noun
an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
early 19th century: from Latin vertebratus ‘jointed’, from vertebra (see vertebra).
Information about vertebrates
- It is a name.
- The singular form of vertebrates is: vertebrate.
- Languages in which vertebrates is used:
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Hyphenation of vertebrates
ver-te-brates
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 letters.
- vertebrates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
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