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- [vur-tuh-brit, -breyt]
- /ˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt/
- /ˈvɜː.tɪ.brət/
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- [vur-tuh-brit, -breyt]
- /ˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt/
Definitions of vertebrates word
- adjective vertebrates having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 1
- adjective vertebrates 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 vertebrates a vertebrate animal. 1
- noun vertebrates plural of vertebrate. 0
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Origin of vertebrates
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 Vertebrates
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vertebrates 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.
vertebrates usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vertebrates
noun vertebrates
- critters — Plural form of critter.
- invertebrates — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- mammals — 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 vertebrates
noun vertebrates
- minerals — 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.
Top questions with vertebrates
- what are vertebrates?
- which feature is not found in all vertebrates?
- in which vertebrates did feathers first evolve?
- what are the complex filtering organs of vertebrates called?
- how are chordates and vertebrates related?
- which vertebrates lay amniotic eggs?
- what type of skeleton do vertebrates such as humans have?
- what percentage of animals are vertebrates?
- which shows the order in which vertebrates evolved?
- why do all vertebrates have very similar forms during development?
- what is the most ancient group of vertebrates?
- what group of vertebrates is most closely related to birds?
- which of these vertebrates is warm blooded?
- what is the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
- what is vertebrates?
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