macrovertebrate

English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ vertebrate.

Noun

macrovertebrate (plural macrovertebrates)

  2. (biology) A relatively large vertebrate: one that is not small.
    Hypernyms: vertebrate < animal < creature, critter
    Hyponym: megavertebrate
    Coordinate terms: microvertebrate; see also Thesaurus:vertebrate
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