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"Vertebrate" Definition

noun

A member of the subphylum Vertebrata, a primary division of the phylum Chordata that includes the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, all of which are characterized by a segmented spinal column and a distinct well-differentiated head.
Any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates possessing a spinal column that includes the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.

adjective

Having a backbone or spinal column.
Of or characteristic of vertebrates or a vertebrate.
Having a spinal column.
Of or relating to the .
Organized or constructed in orderly or developed form.

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