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Vinony

vertebrate

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L342362 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. animal with a backbone
L45315 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/

adj

Etymology: Adapted borrowing of French vertébré, from Latin vertebrātus (“jointed”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).

  1. Having a backbone.
  2. Of, being, or pertaining to Vertebrata, animals with backbones.

noun

Etymology: From the substantivization of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Vertebrata) (see -ate (noun-forming suffix) for more).

  1. An animal having a backbone: one belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata.

    “Under the white chalk, drawn on the blackboard / Under the x-ray, I'm just a vertebrate”