vertebrated

[ vur-tuh-brey-tid ]

/ ˈvɜr təˌbreɪ tɪd /

having vertebrae; vertebral; vertebrate.

composed of vertebrae or having segments resembling vertebrae.

Origin of vertebrated

First recorded in 1820–30; vertebrate + -ed²

The Whales include the most gigantic of all the orders of vertebrated animals.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
This type of fin is, therefore, vertebrated, the other non-vertebrated.

Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) |George John Romanes
In the vertebrated animals the nervous system is also more developed.

Reptiles and Birds |Louis Figuier
This style of fin is, therefore, vertebrated, the other non-vertebrated.

Evolution |Joseph Le Conte

His style of lecturing is very good, but the subject (vertebrated animals) was too scientific for my ignorance.

The Greville Memoirs (Third Part) Volume II (of II) |Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville