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Hoffmann was the lead researcher of a scientific paper that first documented the nearly complete genome map of the Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate in the world that can survive until about 400 years old.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
An independent review of the evidence for sentience in animals such as octopuses, crabs and lobsters, led by Birch, contributed to these species being granted greater protection alongside all vertebrates in 2022 under the UK Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act.
—Mariana Lenharo & Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Most early jawless fishes had torsos leading continuously to the head, whereas jawed vertebrates evolved a neck and throat.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
However, our brains and those of other vertebrates are complex, three-dimensional structures, and so embedding any electrodes into their interiors would inflict at least some damage during implantation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
An independent review of the evidence for sentience in animals such as octopuses, crabs and lobsters, led by Birch, contributed to these species being granted greater protection alongside all vertebrates in 2022 under the UK Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act.
—Mariana Lenharo & Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Most early jawless fishes had torsos leading continuously to the head, whereas jawed vertebrates evolved a neck and throat.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
However, our brains and those of other vertebrates are complex, three-dimensional structures, and so embedding any electrodes into their interiors would inflict at least some damage during implantation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrate
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These cutting agents, including potent synthetic opioids and animal tranquilizers, increase the risk of fatal overdoses.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Public Investigator looks into the legal protections and qualifications for emotional support animals in Wisconsin.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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When the creature eventually gets munched on by a bigger fish, the concentration of DDT in the new predator's bloodstream only heightens.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Complicating matters is several of the lethal alien creatures on board, including a xenomorph-spawning facehugger, escape from their confines and pick off the crew one by one until Morrow is the sole survivor.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Products like organic soap sprays and organic horticultural oil control smaller pests, while tree guards, netting, and fruit protection bags are musts for deterring birds and large critters such as groundhogs or raccoons, or deer that may damage the tree bark.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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Dickinsonia is one of the most enigmatic critters of the Ediacara Fauna, resembling a sort of hybrid between a worm and a jellyfish.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Vertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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