vertebrate

Relating to animals that have a backbone or spinal column.

• 🇩🇪Sich auf Tiere mit einer Wirbelsäule beziehend; zu den Wirbeltieren gehörend.

1. Having a backbone B2 formal scientific

   Possessing a spinal column or backbone, characteristic of animals in the subphylum Vertebrata.

   • Humans are vertebrate animals, as are fish, birds, and mammals.
   • The vertebrate skeleton provides support and protection for the spinal cord.
   • All vertebrate species share a common evolutionary ancestor.

   🇩🇪Wirbeltier-

   Antonyme: invertebrate

• more vertebrate comparative form
• most vertebrate superlative form

A noun referring to an animal that possesses a backbone or spinal column, typically with a segmented skeleton and a brain enclosed within a skull.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein Tier bezeichnet, das eine Wirbelsäule oder Rückgrat besitzt, meist mit gegliedertem Skelett und einem im Schädel eingeschlossenen Gehirn.

1. Animal with a backbone B2 formal scientific

   An animal that has a backbone or spinal column, typically with a segmented skeleton and a brain enclosed in a skull.

   • Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish are all vertebrates.
   • The vertebrate skeleton provides support and protection for the spinal cord.
   • Scientists study vertebrate evolution to understand how land animals developed.

   🇩🇪Wirbeltier

   Synonyme: craniate

   Antonyme: invertebrate

• vertebrates plural form
• vertebrates' possessive plural form
• vertebrate's possessive singular form