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vertebrates

vertebrates is the plural of vertebrate.

Meaning of vertebrate

Noun

vertebrate (plural vertebrates)

  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 vertebrate2005, “Corporeal”, in Tender Buttons, performed by Broadcast
    Synonyms:
    craniate
    Antonyms:
    invertebrate

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Questions about vertebrates

What is vertebrates the plural of?
Vertebrates is the plural of vertebrate.

Words near vertebrates in the dictionary

  1. vertebrals
  2. vertebrarterial
  3. vertebras
  4. vertebrate
  5. vertebrated
  6. vertebrates
  7. vertebration
  8. vertebre
  9. vertebrectomies
  10. vertebrectomy
  11. vertebres

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