Vertebrata

[ ver-tuh-brey-tuh, -brah- ]

noun

1. the subphylum comprising the vertebrate animals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vertebrata¹

1820–30; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin vertebrātus vertebrate

Example Sentences

The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois.

From Project Gutenberg

The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds. µ Aves, or birds, have a complete double circulation, oviparous, reproduction, front limbs peculiarly modified as wings; and they bear feathers.

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Fowls are classed by modern naturalists as follows: Division.  Vertebrata—possessing a back bone.

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Causes due to animals—Vertebrata—Wounds, etc.—Invertebrata—Insects, etc.—Plants as causes of disease—Phanerogams, weeds, etc.—Cryptogams, fungi—Epidemics, etc.

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Partial catalogue of the cold-blooded Vertebrata of Michigan.

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