how to pronounce vertebrate

/ˈvɜː.tɪ.bɹət/

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vertebrate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of vertebrate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it affects vertebrate species is much of …”

meanings of vertebrate

adjective:

Having a backbone.

noun:

An animal having a backbone.

vertebrate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word vertebrate occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics vertebrate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that vertebrate can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;