noun
Vertebrata; vertebrate subphylum
Scientific taxonomic term for the subphylum Vertebrata, used in biology and zoology.
脊椎動物亜門には哺乳類や鳥類が含まれる。
The subphylum Vertebrata includes mammals and birds.
脊椎動物 is the common term for 'vertebrate' as an animal, while 脊椎動物亜門 is the formal taxonomic rank.
Compound of 脊椎 (spine), 動物 (animal), and 亜門 (subphylum), a direct calque of the taxonomic term Vertebrata.