vertebrate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin vertebra (“joint”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective edit
vertebrate (not comparable)
- Having a backbone.
- Synonyms: backboned, vertebrated
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
having a backbone
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Noun edit
vertebrate (plural vertebrates)
- An animal having a backbone.
- 2005, “Corporeal”, in Tender Buttons, performed by Broadcast:
- Under the white chalk, drawn on the blackboard / Under the x-ray, I'm just a vertebrate
Antonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:vertebrate
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
an animal having a backbone
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See also edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
vertebrate f
- plural of vertebrato
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Adjective edit
vertebrāte
Spanish edit
Verb edit
vertebrate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of vertebrar combined with te
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