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vertebrado

Definitions of vertebrado
  1. noun
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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    examples:
    Lucy
    incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
    types:
    engendro, feto, vientre
    an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
    amniota
    higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
    ave
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    anfibio
    cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
    reptil, réptil
    any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
    mamífero
    any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
    tetrápodo
    a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages
    agnato
    eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
    placodermo
    fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
    ave nocturna
    any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc
    ave migratoria
    any bird that migrates seasonally
    paseriforme
    perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
    ave de rapiña, rapaz
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
    urodelo
    amphibians that resemble lizards
    salamandra
    any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
    anuro, batracio, escuerzo
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
    gallináceo
    heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
    loro
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    cuculiforme
    birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
    coraciforme
    chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
    apodiforme
    nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
    caprimulgiforme
    long-winged nonpasserine birds
    piciforme
    any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
    ave acuática
    wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
    mamífera
    animals that nourish their young with milk
    metaterio
    primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas
    placentario
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
    cuadrúpedo
    an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
    pez
    any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
    type of:
    cordado
    any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
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