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- [vur-tuh-brit, -breyt]
- /ˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt/
- /ˈvɜː.tɪ.brət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vur-tuh-brit, -breyt]
- /ˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt/
Definitions of vertebrate word
- adjective vertebrate having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 1
- adjective vertebrate belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium and a segmented spinal column; a major taxonomic group that includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. 1
- noun vertebrate a vertebrate animal. 1
- noun vertebrate animal with a spine 1
- adjective vertebrate animal: with a spine 1
- countable noun vertebrate A vertebrate is a creature which has a spine. Mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish are vertebrates. 0
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Origin of vertebrate
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30, vertebrate is from the Latin word vertebrātus jointed. See vertebra, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Vertebrate
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vertebrate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
vertebrate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vertebrate
noun vertebrate
- animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
- critter — A critter is a living creature.
- invertebrate — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- invertebrates — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- mammal — any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg-laying monotremes, giving birth to live young.
Antonyms for vertebrate
noun vertebrate
- mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
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