vertebrate

(ver-te-brate) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. an animal with a backbone or spine.

An animal with a backbone is a vertebrate.

Fish are also vertebrate creatures.

backboned animal; chordate; creature

spineless; not vertebrate; without a backbone

vertebrate

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