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VERTEBRATES
Noun
vertebrates
plural of vertebrate
Source: Wiktionary
VERTEBRATE
Ver"te*brate, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Vertebrata.
Ver"te*brate, Ver"te*bra`ted, a. Etym: [L. vertebratus.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Contracted at intervals, so as to resemble the spine in animals. Henslow.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having movable joints resembling vertebræ; -- said of the arms ophiurans.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Vertebrata; -- used only in the form vertebrate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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