as in animals
biology
an animal that has a backbone
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Noun
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Some scientists have even proposed that free radicals can lead to aging in humans and other creatures, though that idea is disputed.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024 -
Another research team at MIT used the gills of these creatures, which filter for plankton, to improve commercial water filtration systems.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
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After all, what kind of lifetime trauma would be created — not to mention disgustingness — if, while doing the deed, one of the critters popped up from below and took a bite out of my bare ass?—
Jackie Delamatre,
Curbed,
30 Dec. 2024
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In doing so, these invasive critters also pose a threat to the crabbing and fishing industries, which many coastal communities rely on for income.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Vertebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrates. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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