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vertebrate

Main Entry:: ¹ver·te·brate
Pronunciation:: \ˈvər-tə-brət, -ˌbrāt\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: New Latin vertebratus, from Latin, jointed, from vertebra
Date:: 1826

1 a: having a spinal column b: of or relating to the vertebrates2: organized or constructed in orderly or developed form

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