Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Vertebratus” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• vertebr

  to turn, bend vertebr: vertebra, bone of the spine

  Forms: vert, vers

• -ate

  forms adjectives and nouns, denoting a state, office, function, or a quality, characteristic; also forms verbs from nouns and adjectives, to do, to make, to cause -ati: a group or class of people

  Forms: ate

• -us

  noun suffix, especially in anatomical terminology, indicating a specific structure or feature.

  Forms: us