- vertebrate ver·te·brate
- ['vɜːtɪbrɪt]
1. adjvertebrato (-a)2. nvertebrato
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vertebrate ver·te·brate
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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
ver·te·brate — /ˈvɚtəbrət/ noun, pl brates [count] biology : an animal that has a backbone compare ↑invertebrate vertebrate adj … Useful english dictionary
Vertebrate — Ver te*brate, Vertebrated Ver te*bra ted, a. [L. vertebratus.] 1. (Anat.) Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Contracted at intervals, so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vertebrate — Ver te*brate, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Vertebrata. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 [ vɜrtəbrət ] noun count an animal with vertebrae ─ opposite INVERTEBRATE ╾ ver|te|brate adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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
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 … English syllables
vertebrate — 1. Having a vertebral column. 2. An animal having vertebrae. * * * ver·te·brate vərt ə brət, .brāt adj 1) having a spinal column 2) of or relating to the subphylum Vertebrata vertebrate n an animal of the subphylum Vertebrata * * * ver·te·brate… … Medical dictionary
