vertebrate

English

Etymology

From Latin vertebra (“joint”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective

vertebrate (not comparable)

  1. Having a backbone.
    Synonyms: backboned, vertebrated

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Noun

vertebrate (plural vertebrates)

  1. 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

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Italian

Noun

vertebrate f

  1. plural of vertebrato

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Latin

Adjective

vertebrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of vertebrātus

Spanish

Verb

vertebrate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of vertebrar combined with te
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