protovertebrate

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English

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Etymology

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From proto- +‎ vertebrate.

Adjective

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protovertebrate (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the protovertebra

Noun

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protovertebrate (plural protovertebrates)

  1. Any primitive animal from which the vertebrates evolved