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発音

• IPA: /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/

語源 1

Adapted borrowing of French vertébré, from Latin vertebrātus (“jointed”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).

形容詞

vertebrate (not comparable)

1. Having a backbone.

   Synonyms: backboned, vertebrated

2. Of, or pertaining to Vertebrata.

派生語

• megavertebrate

語源 2

From the substantivization of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Vertebrata) (see -ate (noun-forming suffix) for more).

名詞

vertebrate (plural vertebrates)

1. An animal having a backbone, belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata.
   • 2005, “Corporeal”, in Tender Buttons, performed by Broadcast:

     Under the white chalk, drawn on the blackboard / Under the x-ray, I'm just a vertebrate

反意語

• invertebrate

下位語

• See also Thesaurus:vertebrate

派生語

• megavertebrate