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vertebrate

/ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/

Meanings
noun
An animal having a backbone.

Examples :

"A dog is a vertebrate because it has a backbone. "
animal biology organism anatomy

Related Words

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it noun

/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

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dog noun

/dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/

A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

"The dog barked all night long."

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

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has verb

/hæz/ /hʌz/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

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backbone noun

/ˈbækˌbəʊn/ /ˈbækˌboʊn/

The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

"The doctor examined the patient's backbone to see if there was any damage. "