vertebrate

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This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.

From Science Daily

Today, lizards and their close relatives, including snakes and the distinctive tuatara from New Zealand, form the most diverse group of land vertebrates.

From Science Daily

Today, there are more than 300 species of anglerfish, which makes them the most varied family of vertebrates in the ocean’s lightless zone.

From New York Times

"Killifish are the only vertebrate species that we know of that can undergo diapause so late in development."

From Science Daily

Insects receive far less conservation attention than their charismatic vertebrate cousins, like tigers and pandas.

From New York Times