Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Vertebrata"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vertebrata \Ver`te*bra"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising
all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or
cartilaginous vertebr[ae], together with Amphioxus in which
the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord.
The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above
the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity
below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are
Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia,
and Leptocardia.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Vertebrata
n : fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn: {Vertebrata},
{subphylum Vertebrata}, {Craniata}, {subphylum Craniata}]
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