vertebration

[ vur-tuh-brey-shuh n ]
/ ˌvɜr təˈbreɪ ʃən /

noun

vertebrate formation.

Origin of vertebration

First recorded in 1880–85; vertebrate + -ion

Words nearby vertebration

vertebrata, vertebrate, vertebrated, vertebrated catheter, vertebrates, vertebration, vertebratus, vertebrectomy, vertebro-, vertebroarterial foramen, vertebrochondral

Example sentences from the Web for vertebration

  • The vertebration (articulation) of the vertebrates is not outwardly visible like that of the articulates.

    The Wonders of Life |Ernst Haeckel

  • At first we see the vertebration in the hinder region of the skull very clearly.

    Form and Function |E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

British Dictionary definitions for vertebration

vertebration
/ (ˌvɜːtɪˈbreɪʃən) /

noun

the formation of vertebrae or segmentation resembling vertebrae