About The Word Vertebrata
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Vertebrata
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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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