vertebrate vertebrate /ˈvɝːtəˌbreɪt/

adjective

1. (zoology) having a backbone or spinal column  ( vertebrate )
   (zoology) having a backbone or spinal column
    Fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals
   fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals
   

noun

1. () Animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium  ( craniate , vertebrate )
   animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
    Humans are classified as vertebrates due to their bony skeletons.
   Humans are classified as vertebrates due to their bony skeletons.
   
   

 buddy buddy /ˈbʌdi/

noun

1. () A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities  ( brother , chum , pal , buddy , crony , sidekick )
   a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
     Jake and Mark had been best buddies since kindergarten.
   Jake and Mark had been best buddies since kindergarten.
   
   

 Roland de Lassus Roland de Lassus /ˈroʊlənd də ˈlæsəs/

noun

1. Belgian composer (1532-1594)  ( Lasso , Orlando di Lasso , Roland de Lassus , Orlande de Lassus )
   Belgian composer (1532-1594)
   
   

 greasewood greasewood /ˈgriːˌswʊd/

noun

1. Low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America  ( black greasewood , greasewood , Sarcobatus vermiculatus )
   low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America