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Vertebrates

Medical Definition:	Animals having a vertebral column, members of the phylum Chordata, subphylum Craniata comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
Guide Notes:	avoid: too general; prefer specific classes, orders, families & genera; IM; qualif permitted

Vertebrates Categories.

	Amphibia - VERTEBRATES such as frogs, toads, newts and salamanders that live in a semiaquatic environment.
	Birds
	Fishes - A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.
	Mammals - Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young. It includes three major groups: placentals and marsupials, which are vivparous, and monotremes, which are oviparous. (Dorland, 28th ed.)
	Reptiles

Vertebrates Medical Definitions and Terms

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