Concept information

biosphere > organism > animal > chordate > vertebrate

Preferred term

vertebrate  

Definition

  • Any chordate animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, characterized by a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a well-developed brain: the group contains fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Broader concept

Belongs to group

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8946

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