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Recent Examples of vertebrate
These sharks are also the longest-living vertebrates in the world, reaching ages between 250 and 500 years old.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
That trip would be the longest transoceanic dispersal of any terrestrial vertebrate known to scientists.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
The cichlid fish of Africa's Great Lakes have formed new species more rapidly than any other group of vertebrates.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
Most land vertebrates elevate their bodies on four legs, so their necks must be long enough to lower their heads to the ground to feed and strong enough to raise it up high to look around.
—Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
That trip would be the longest transoceanic dispersal of any terrestrial vertebrate known to scientists.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
The cichlid fish of Africa's Great Lakes have formed new species more rapidly than any other group of vertebrates.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
Most land vertebrates elevate their bodies on four legs, so their necks must be long enough to lower their heads to the ground to feed and strong enough to raise it up high to look around.
—Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrate
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Trump has not previously been counted among the zoo’s critics, who tend to lament the life of captivity suffered by its animals, not their potential indoctrination.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2025
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From more types of materials players could use to build and decorate to more animals that inhabited the world to more biomes for players to explore.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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The fifth movement is his funeral: a witches’ sabbath replete with monsters and creatures, with an undead version of his beloved as their ringleader.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the game, players take on the role of planeswalkers, powerful spellcasters who summon creatures, cast spells and use artifacts to defeat their opponents.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Arizona is home to 13 species of rattlesnakes — the most of any state — and although the critters don't seek out human interaction, an accidental run-in could result in a painful, or even deadly, bite.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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Orcs are not the only silver-screen critters with vocalizations borrowed from the otherworldly repertoire of elephant seal pups.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Vertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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