Definition of vertebrata Vertebrata

Ver•te•bra•ta

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What does vertebrata mean?

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Noun
vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
		subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata
		phylum (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
		chordata, phylum chordata comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
		fish family any of various families of fish
		fish genus any of various genus of fish
		craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
		amniota higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
		agnatha, superclass agnatha superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
		gnathostomata, superclass gnathostomata comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
		class placodermi, placodermi extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws
		chondrichthyes, class chondrichthyes cartilaginous fishes
		aves, class aves (ornithology) the class of birds
		bird family a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
		bird genus a genus of birds
		amphibia, class amphibia the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians
		amphibian family any family of amphibians
		amphibian genus any genus of amphibians
		reptile family a family of reptiles
		reptile genus a genus of reptiles
		class reptilia, reptilia class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
		class mammalia, mammalia warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female
		mammal family a family of mammals
		mammal genus a genus of mammals
		pisces a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically
		channidae, class channidae snakeheads

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

vertebrata (n. pl.)
One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.