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(n. pl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vertebrata'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vertebrata.html. 1828.
 
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