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vertebrate

[vur-tuh-brit, -breyt] / ˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt /


NOUN
mammal
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This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.

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Today, lizards and their close relatives, including snakes and the distinctive tuatara from New Zealand, form the most diverse group of land vertebrates.

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Until now, only humans and a few other vertebrates, including pigeons and macaques, were known to distinguish between these two durations.

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Researchers found that this ancient system, shared across all vertebrates, can independently produce center-surround interactions -- a core visual process that helps detect edges, contrast, and attention-grabbing details in the environment.

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"The marine environment is the cradle of a lot of vertebrates," said Liu, an assistant adjunct professor of integrative biology and an assistant curator in the UC Museum of Paleontology.

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