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Recent Examples of vertebrate
The longest-living vertebrate ever discovered isn’t a whale or a tortoise.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
This type of symbiotic relationship is common in the invertebrate and plant worlds but rare among vertebrates.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
In all vertebrates, the thymus degenerates very rapidly with age.
—Mallory Locklear, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Here, Sihang Zhang and Peiyun Cong found specimens of two myllokunmingid species, representing the earliest vertebrates.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
This type of symbiotic relationship is common in the invertebrate and plant worlds but rare among vertebrates.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
In all vertebrates, the thymus degenerates very rapidly with age.
—Mallory Locklear, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Here, Sihang Zhang and Peiyun Cong found specimens of two myllokunmingid species, representing the earliest vertebrates.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrate
Noun
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The tests did show, though, that the animals did not receive adequate care at the property.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The bill also allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Robert enjoys learning fun facts about different creatures and can talk about them with excitement and curiosity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Floating quietly in the water while these massive creatures moved through the ocean around us felt surreal, the kind of travel moment that lodges permanently in memory.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As spring and warmer temps ramp up, many people are beginning to find critters in their homes.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Let’s run through the whole sordid inventory of critters who have had unusual encounters with Kennedy—including denizens of several different animal kingdoms.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Vertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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