Shark fin [chÃ¬] Fish maw [dÇ] Shark fin as a symbol of status & face. Like many dishes in traditional cultures, shark fin is served as a symbol of class and wealth. Shark fin â like a brand name car or bag â is known as a âconspicuous consumptionâ product, meaning that it is served as a public display of social status.
Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone or spinal column, also called vertebrae. These animals include fish, birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.
Adj. 1. vertebrate-having a backbone or spinal column; fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals. zoological science, zoology-the branch of biology that studies animals. invertebrate, spineless-lacking a backbone or spinal column; worms are an example of invertebrate animals.. (Zoology) any chordate animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, characterized by a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a well-developed brain: the group contains fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. adj. 2. (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata. (ËvÉr tÉ brÉªt, -ËbreÉªt). adj.