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- an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes脊椎动物。比较 INVERTEBRATE.
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- Subphylum Vertebrata, phylum Chordata: seven classes.脊椎动物亚门, 脊索动物门：7纲。
- of or relating to the vertebrates（与）脊椎动物（有关）的。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Latin vertebratus 'jointed', from vertebra （see VERTEBRA）.