vertebrates

英 [ˈvɜːtɪbrɪts]

美 [ˈvɜrtəˌbreɪts]

n.  脊椎动物(包括所有哺乳动物、鸟类、鱼类、爬行动物和两栖动物)
vertebrate的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 脊椎动物
  Avertebrateis a creature which has a spine. Mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish are vertebrates.
  1. Both groups share two attributes normally associated with vertebrates.
     两组都具有通常脊椎动物才具备的两个特征。
  2. ...the ears of vertebrates.
     脊椎动物的耳朵

双语例句

• It stresses mammalian behavior but also includes major contributions from studies of other vertebrates and of invertebrates.
  这门课程著重哺乳动物行为但也包括来自其他脊椎动物和无脊椎动物的重要研究成果。
• Both groups share two attributes normally associated with vertebrates.
  两组都具有通常脊椎动物才具备的两个特征。
• But, of the vertebrates, unpredictable nature selected only snakes.
  但是，在脊椎动物中，神秘莫测的大自然只选择了蛇。
• Slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects.
  细长如线的线虫，寄生在脊椎动物的血液和组织中；由咬人昆虫传播其幼虫。
• All vertebrates have a spinal column.
  所有的脊椎动物都有脊柱。
• Ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates.
  寄生在人类和其它脊椎动物肠中的带状扁虫。
• Cytosine methylation silences transposable elements in plants, vertebrates, and fungi but also regulates gene expression.
  胞嘧啶的甲基化能够沉默植物、脊椎动物和真菌的转座元件，同时也能调控基因的表达。
• A compound that is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates; supplies energy for muscle contraction.
  脊椎动物肌肉组织中的一种化合物，提供肌肉收缩的能量。
• They have no direct toxic effects on vertebrates.
  它们对脊椎动物没有直接毒性作用。
• The proportion of species at risk ( one-fifth) is similar tofindings in vertebrates and plants.
  处于濒临灭绝地步物种的比例（五分之一）和在脊椎动物和植物中的发现是相似的。