Meanings
adjectiveprotovertebrate (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the protovertebra
nounprotovertebrate (plural protovertebrates)
plural protovertebrates
- Any primitive animal from which the vertebrates evolved
Origin
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APA
protovertebrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protovertebrate
MLA
“protovertebrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protovertebrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protovertebrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protovertebrate.
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