 invertebrate |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (zoology) lacking a backbone or spinal column | |
| Examples: | "worms are an example of invertebrate animals" |
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| Related terms: | vertebrate zoology | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification | |
| Related terms: | animal worm sponge coelenterate mollusk bryozoan brachiopod woodborer arthropod phoronid ectoproct ctenophore Symbion_pandora entoproct zoophyte peanut_worm echinoderm rotifer foot peristome exoskeleton | |
| Similar spelling: |
invertase inebriate inverted_hang invertible inebriated inverted_pleat inverted_comma invert_soap inoperative |
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