vertebraat

Definitions of vertebraat
  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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    foetus
    an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
    vogel, vogeltje
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    amfibie
    cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
    reptiel
    any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
    zoogdier
    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
    opper, opperwachtmeester
    adult male bird
    roddeltante
    adult female bird
    trekvogel
    any bird that migrates seasonally
    roofvogel
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
    Fransman, Fransoos, kikker, pad, waterkikker
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
    naprater, papegaai
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    drijfsijssie, watervogel
    wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
    vis
    any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
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