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ver·te·brate
 vertebrate
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- pronunciation:
- vuhr
t
breIt
[or]
vuhr
t
briht
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having a backbone.
- antonyms:
- spineless
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| definition 2: |
of, relating to, or being a vertebrate.
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adverb + (adj.)vertebrate
inherently, mostly
(adj.)vertebrate
+ noun
adaptation,
anatomy,
ant,
appendage,
authority,
biologist,
biology,
bird,
bone,
brain,
burrow,
carcass,
class,
curator,
design,
development,
dinosaur,
dispersal,
distribution,
embryo,
extinction,
eye,
feature,
fish,
group,
habitat,
heart,
host,
lead,
limb,
mammal,
model,
morphology,
node,
paleontologist,
paleontology,
pin,
plant,
predator,
prey,
professor,
range,
recognition,
regulation,
representation,
scavenger,
seed,
segmentation,
shape,
similarity,
skeleton,
skull,
snake,
society,
tissue,
wildlife,
workshop,
zoology
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a member of the large group of animals that have a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fishes.
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| related words: |
animal |
adjective + (n.)vertebrate
aquatic, common, complex, diverse, early, endangered, large, living, long-lived, low, major, marine, native, olfactory, other, rare, small, terrestrial, viable
verb + (n.)vertebrate
share
(n.)vertebrate
+ verb
depend, eat, emerge, evolve, identify, lack, possess, study
noun + (n.)vertebrate
ancestor,
animal,
appearance,
arthropod,
cell,
disease,
earth,
egg,
evidence,
evolution,
fossil,
gene,
genome,
homology,
human,
insect,
land,
lineage,
organism,
origin,
population,
sequence,
species,
squid,
structure
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The word vertebrate
contains the following parts:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
-ate2
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of; in a state of
Example words:
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