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Feb 12, 2012
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ver•te•brate



Pronunciation: (vûr'tu-brit, -brāt"), [key]
—adj.
1. having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column.
2. 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.

—n.
a vertebrate animal.

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