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vertebrate

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


NOUN
mammal
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When the researchers applied this framework to different vertebrate groups, it successfully reproduced the body size patterns seen in mammals, birds, and turtles.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

This unusual process may explain why vertebrate eyes are constructed so differently from the eyes of many other animals.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

The researchers now want to better understand exactly how these neurons influence spatial attention across vertebrate species and whether they serve a similar function in humans.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

The find marks the first time scientists have recovered a large collection of terrestrial vertebrate fossils from this period in New Zealand's history.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

“Interesting. It’s difficult to observe if it’s chemiluminescent vertebrate or bioluminescent bacteria.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Archosaurs, in turn, are the lineage that encompasses two of the best-known groups of terrestrial vertebrates: crocodiles and dinosaurs, including birds.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

It also reinforces the importance of South America for the study of the origin and diversification of major groups of terrestrial vertebrates.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

In a study published in the journal Evolution, researchers from the American Museum of Natural History and Princeton University used mathematical models to examine how body size evolved among vertebrates.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

They lure mosquitoes with carbon dioxide—all vertebrates release the gas with each exhale, so to mosquitoes, it usually signals a meal.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

We have a genetic predisposition for same old-same old that dates back to the earliest vertebrates.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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