Vertebrate
English Meaning
One of the Vertebrata.
- Having a backbone or spinal column.
- Of or characteristic of vertebrates or a vertebrate.
- 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.