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Recent Examples of vertebrate
Its primary diet consists of reptiles, birds and other small vertebrates, and its ability to glide gives it a distinct advantage in ambushing prey or escaping threats in the treetops.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
While the researchers' findings are based on studies on non-human vertebrates, rapamycin is currently under investigation in human trials, which will assess the drug for safety as well as efficacy.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2025
Researchers have now discovered another exception to the rule, as turtles are the only vertebrates that combine these two processes — genetic and mechanical — to create the scales on their heads.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2025
One possibility is that intelligence in vertebrates—animals with backbones, including mammals and birds—evolved once.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
While the researchers' findings are based on studies on non-human vertebrates, rapamycin is currently under investigation in human trials, which will assess the drug for safety as well as efficacy.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2025
Researchers have now discovered another exception to the rule, as turtles are the only vertebrates that combine these two processes — genetic and mechanical — to create the scales on their heads.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2025
One possibility is that intelligence in vertebrates—animals with backbones, including mammals and birds—evolved once.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrate
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This is the second flight run by Wings of Rescue that brought animals displaced by the Hill Country floods to Fort Worth, bringing in a total of 242 animals.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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Police apology Police said officers will receive additional training on the statute that allows first responders to enter a vehicle to protect the health and safety of an animal.—
Sydney Sasser
July 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
Noun
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But then appeared on the road a living creature whose intent my driver could not understand: a cow.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The series, which has yet to receive a title, will see Newfoundland play Newfoundland as the rugged and picturesque Atlantic ocean provides the backdrop for the hunt for a sea creature.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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In various sequences, kids and critters alike are in danger where Superman has to save them – including a curious squirrel.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The 40-acre facility has among its list of roughly 1,600 critters, penguins, binturongs, sharks, dingoes, Flemish giant rabbits, servals, tree frogs, capuchin monkeys, moon jellyfish, pythons and orangutans.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
10 July 2025
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“Vertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrate. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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