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Vertebrata

Vertebrata Meaning & Definition
Vertebrata Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vertebrata?

[n] fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vertebrata: Craniata | subphylum Craniata | subphylum Vertebrata

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vertebrata:

See Also | Agnatha | Amniota | Amphibia | amphibian family | amphibian genus | Aves | bird family | bird genus | Chondrichthyes | Chordata | class Amphibia | class Aves | class Chondrichthyes | class Mammalia | class Osteichthyes | class Placodermi | class Reptilia | craniate | fish family | fish genus | Gnathostomata | mammal family | mammal genus | Mammalia | Osteichthyes | phylum | phylum Chordata | Pisces | Placodermi | reptile family | reptile genus | Reptilia | superclass Agnatha | superclass Gnathostomata | vertebrate

Vertebrata In Webster's Dictionary

\Ver`te*bra"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebr[ae], 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.

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