vertebrate

名词 vertebrate:

1. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
   同义词：craniate

形容词 vertebrate:

1. having a backbone or spinal column

1. Fish, birds and human beings are all vertebrates.
   鱼、鸟和人类都是脊椎动物。
2. A dog is a vertebrate animal.
   狗是脊椎动物。

ver.te.brate

adj.（形容词）
Having a backbone or spinal column.
有脊椎的：有脊骨或者脊骨结构的
Of or characteristic of vertebrates or a vertebrate.
脊椎动物的：脊椎动物的或有脊椎动物特征的
n.Abbr. vert.（名词）缩写 vert.
A member of the subphylum Vertebrata, a primary division of the phylum Chordata that includes the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, all of which are characterized by a segmented spinal column and a distinct, well-differentiated head.
脊椎动物：脊索动物门的一个原始分支，属于脊椎动物分门的一种动物，包括鱼类、两栖动物、爬行动物、鸟类和哺乳动物，其共同特征是都有节段的脊柱和很明显的、分化的头部

来源：
Latin vertebr3tus [having joints]
拉丁语 vertebr3tus [有关节的]
from vertebra [vertebra] * see vertebra
源自 vertebra [椎骨] *参见 vertebra