VERTEBRARTERIAL
Ver`te*brar*te"ri*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a vertebræ and an artery; — said of the foramina in the transverse processes of cervical vertebræ and of the canal which they form for the vertebral artery and vein.
VERTEBRATA
Ver`te*bra"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebræ, 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.
VERTEBRATE
Ver"te*brate, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Vertebrata.
VERTEBRATE; VERTEBRATED
Ver"te*brate, Ver"te*bra`ted, a. Etym: [L. vertebratus.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes.
2. (Bot.)