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vertebrate

/ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
ver-te-brate
IPA
/ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a backbone.

adj

Of, being, or pertaining to Vertebrata, animals with backbones.

noun

An animal having a backbone: one belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: vertebrātus

Inflected Forms

vertebrates (plural)

Derived Forms

evertebrate hemivertebrate nonvertebrate prevertebrate protovertebrate macrovertebrate megavertebrate microvertebrate paleovertebrate

Synonyms

backboned vertebrated vertebrate craniate

Antonyms

spineless invertebrate

Questions

How do you pronounce vertebrate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/.
What does vertebrate mean?
Having a backbone.
Where does vertebrate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce vertebrate

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