"a vertebrate animal," 1826, from Latin vertebratus (Pliny), from vertebra "joint or articulation of the body, joint of the spine" (see vertebra). As an adjective also from 1826.
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versus
vert
vertebra
vertebral
vertebrate
vertex
vertical
vertiginous
vertigo
vervain
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