<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column.</li><li>Belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium and a segmented spinal column; a major taxonomic group that includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A vertebrate animal.</li></ul>