vertebrates

plural of vertebrate

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Recent Examples of vertebrates More than 18,000 fish species live in the freshwater systems around the world -- accounting for nearly 25% of all vertebrates on the planet, according to the paper. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025 This suggests that a role in the development of this region for hox genes is the ancestral state, and was present prior to the limbed vertebrates diverging from fish. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025 The playful creatures are prey to foxes, jaguars, and even at times humans, but tend to eat insects, plants, roots and smaller vertebrates, the zoo said. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Eel evolution The study also provides insights into evolution, suggesting that early vertebrates might not have needed to develop entirely new neural circuits to move on land. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025 The only terrestrial vertebrates that both lived near and are believed to have survived the Chicxulub Impact are night lizards. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 First, there were vertebrates like us, but also birds and other mammals. Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 The blood-testing organs don’t measure water levels but rather the concentration of salt, whose healthy range lies at almost exactly the same concentration as that of the brackish intertidal water in which vertebrates first evolved (which is about one-third as salty as seawater). Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrates
Noun
  • Despite shifting attention, 72 percent of consumers globally still preferred products that do not harm plants or animals, the survey showed.
    Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Watters added that animals need privacy, not just from visitors, but from each other.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The clip then hints that the small town is anything but, with disappearances of children, creepy creatures and more lurking in its past and haunting the present.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Celebrities, like Lisa from BLACKPINK, Lady Gaga, and Naomi Osaka have their own plush toys, while collectors have been buying and reselling these critters at an unbelievable pace and price.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The whole place is powered by the magic tears of Muggle-Wumps, apelike creatures whom the Twits keep in captivity and force to stand on their heads for hours on end (there are other fun critters too, such as Alan Tudyk’s backward-talking Sweet-Toed Toad).
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The exploit impacts Unitree’s Go2 and B2 quadrupeds and G1 and H1 humanoids.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Developed by companies like Boston Dynamics, these quadrupeds are a viable solution for targeting mosquito habitats in harder-to-reach areas.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Vertebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrates. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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