- ver·te·brate
- /ˈvɚtəbrət/ noun, pl -brates [count]biology : an animal that has a backbone — compare ↑invertebratevertebrate adj
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ver|te|brate — «VUR tuh briht, brayt», noun, adjective. –n. an animal that has a backbone. Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are vertebrates. Technically, vertebrates comprise a subphylum of chordates having a segmented spinal column and a brain… … Useful english dictionary
in|ver|te|brate — «ihn VUR tuh briht, brayt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. without a backbone: »invertebrate animals including the worm, the spider, and the beetle. 2. of or having to do with invertebrates. 3. Figurative. lacking moral strength; without character,… … Useful english dictionary
brate — ad·um·brate; cer·e·brate; de·fi·brate; equil·i·brate; ex·pro·brate; gla·brate; in·um·brate; lu·cu·brate; ob·ten·e·brate; re·ver·brate; vi·brate; clo·fi·brate; cal·i·brate; li·brate; ver·te·brate; … English syllables
ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… … English syllables
in·ver·te·brate — /ınˈvɚtəbrət/ noun, pl brates [count] : a type of animal that does not have a backbone Worms are invertebrates. compare ↑vertebrate invertebrate adj invertebrate species … Useful english dictionary
vertebrate — ver·te·brate … English syllables
vertebrate — ver|te|brate [ vɜrtəbrət ] noun count an animal with vertebrae ─ opposite INVERTEBRATE ╾ ver|te|brate adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vertebrate collagenase — ver·te·brate col·la·gen·ase (vurґtə brāt kolґə jen ās) see under collagenase … Medical dictionary
vertebrate — ver|te|brate [ˈvə:tıbrıt, breıt US ˈvə:r ] n a living creature that has a ↑backbone →↑invertebrate … Dictionary of contemporary English
vertebrate — ver•te•brate [[t]ˈvɜr tə brɪt, ˌbreɪt[/t]] adj. 1) anat. having vertebrae; having a segmented backbone 2) bio tax belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata, a subphylum of chordate animals having an internal skeleton of bone or cartilage that… … From formal English to slang
