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vertebrate

/ˈvɜːtɪbrət/noun

उच्चारण वर्टिब्रट

रीढ़धारी, कशेरुकी जीव

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as one-word substitution

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    an animal that has a backbone, such as a mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian or fish

    रीढ़धारी, कशेरुकी जीव

    • Fish, frogs, snakes, birds and humans are all vertebrates.
    • Insects and worms are not vertebrates.
    • A frog is a vertebrate, but a butterfly is not.
    + 2 more examples
    • The biology exam asked us to name five vertebrates.
    • The skeleton of a vertebrate includes a spine.

    Opposite invertebrate

adjective
  1. 1

    having a backbone

    रीढ़ वाला

    • vertebrate animals
    • Fish, frogs and birds are all vertebrate animals, while snails and worms are not.
    • Reptiles are vertebrate creatures with scaly skin.
    + 2 more examples
    • The vertebrate skeleton protects the spinal cord.
    • Is the octopus a vertebrate animal?

    Opposite invertebrate

◇Word family
vertebra nouninvertebrate noun, adj.vertebral adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Antonyms

invertebrate

AaSpelling

ver·te·brate

With -brate pronounced /-brət/ (not 'vertibrate'); a vertebra (plural vertebrae) is one bone of the spine.

अंत में -brate, उच्चारण /-brət/ ('vertibrate' गलत है); vertebra (plural vertebrae) रीढ़ की एक हड्डी है।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: an animal with a backbone is a vertebrate; one without is an invertebrate (insects, worms, snails).

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: रीढ़ वाला जानवर vertebrate; बिना रीढ़ वाला invertebrate (कीड़े, केंचुए, घोंघे)।

General knowledge

The five classes of vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals.

Vertebrates के पाँच वर्ग: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals।