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vertebrate
Definition
Any chordate animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, characterized by a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a well-developed brain: the group contains fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Broader Terms
BT
↑
chordates
More specific terms
NT9
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amphibians
NT9
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birds
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NT10
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birds of prey
NT10
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breeding birds
NT10
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fish-eating bird
NT10
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gallinacean
NT10
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migratory bird
NT10
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necrophagous bird
NT10
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nesting bird
NT10
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nocturnal bird
NT10
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shore bird
NT10
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songbird
NT10
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wading bird
NT10
↓
waterfowl
NT9
↓
fish
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▼
NT10
↓
migratory fish
NT9
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mammal
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▼
NT10
↓
aquatic mammals
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▼
NT11
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marine mammal
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NT12
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sea mammal
NT10
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artiodactyla
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▼
NT11
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ruminant
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▼
NT12
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bovids
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NT10
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carnivores
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▼
NT11
↓
canids
NT11
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felid
NT11
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mustelid
NT11
↓
pinniped
NT11
↓
ursid
NT10
↓
cetaceans
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▼
NT11
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whales
NT10
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chiropterans
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NT11
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bats
NT10
↓
insectivore
NT10
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lagomorph
NT10
↓
marsupial
NT10
↓
micromammal
NT10
↓
perissodactyla
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▼
NT11
↓
equine
NT10
↓
plantigrade
NT10
↓
primate
►
▼
NT11
↓
man (organism)
NT10
↓
proboscidean
NT10
↓
rodent
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▼
NT11
↓
rats
NT9
↓
marine vertebrate
NT9
↓
reptilian
►
▼
NT10
↓
crocodiles
NT10
↓
squamata
►
▼
NT11
↓
lizards
NT11
↓
snakes
NT10
↓
terrapins
NT10
↓
tortoises
NT10
↓
turtles
Related terms
RT
⇆
skeleton
Italian
vertebrati
Theme
organisms
ExactMatch:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8946
Date of creation
07-Mar-2013
Accepted term
07-Mar-2013
Descendant terms
55
ARK
ark:/99152/t35xg6gvqy060q
More specific terms
6
Alternative terms
0
Related terms
1
Notes
1
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