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< vertebral column

vertebration >

ver·te·brate

(vûr

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) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Having a backbone or spinal column.
Of or characteristic of vertebrates or a vertebrate.

NOUN:

A member of the subphylum Vertebrata, a primary division of the phylum Chordata that includes the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, all of which are characterized by a segmented spinal column and a distinct well-differentiated head.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin vertebrtus, having joints, from vertebra, vertebra ; see vertebra

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