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vertebrate

[vur-tuh-brit, -breyt] / ˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt /


NOUN
mammal
Synonyms


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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

And nearly three dozen vertebrate species rely on oak habitats, many feeding on acorns dropped by the trees.

From Los Angeles Times

Thomas Carr, a vertebrate paleontologist at Carthage College, is more dismissive.

From Science Magazine

If the proposal is passed by parliament, Italian industry will not be allowed to produce food or feed "from cell cultures or tissues derived from vertebrate animals", the bill seen by Reuters said.

From Reuters