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vertebrate
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noun
an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. Compare with invertebrate.
脊椎動物
>Subphylum Vertebrata, phylum Chordata: seven classes.

adjective
relating to the vertebrates.
〘解剖〙 脊椎［脊柱, 背骨］のある; 脊椎動物の

ORIGIN
early 19th century: from Latin vertebratus ‘jointed’, from vertebra (see vertebra)