"vertebrate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 脊椎動物

Definition

擁有脊椎骨的動物，包括哺乳動物、鳥類、爬行動物、兩棲動物和魚類。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Vertebrate”是生物學中的學術用語，常與“invertebrate”（無脊椎動物）對比。通常作名詞，偶爾可作形容詞。

Examples

A dolphin is a vertebrate.

海豚是一種**脊椎動物**。

Birds are vertebrates.

鳥類是**脊椎動物**。

A vertebrate has a backbone.

**脊椎動物**有脊椎骨。

Did you know that all mammals are considered vertebrates?

你知道所有哺乳動物都屬於**脊椎動物**嗎？

Unlike insects, a vertebrate has bones inside its body.

和昆蟲不同，**脊椎動物**體內有骨骼。

Scientists study both vertebrate and invertebrate animals to understand evolution.

科學家研究**脊椎動物**和無脊椎動物，以瞭解進化。