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adjective
1.
Zoology.
a.
not vertebrate; without a backbone.
b.
of or pertaining to creatures without a backbone.
2.
without strength of character.
noun
3.
an invertebrate animal.
4.
a person who lacks strength of character.
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Invertebrate
is always a great word to know.
So is reptile. Does it mean:
| phylum comprised of mollusks |
| cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara |
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Example Sentences
- It is the first known case in which a human disease infected a marine invertebrate.
- Many species of invertebrate have shells or skeletons made of calcium carbonate.
- EBurchelli ants stage colossal raids in search of invertebrate prey.
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Word Origin & History
invertebrate
1826, coined from L. in- "not" + vertebra "joint." Invertebrata as a biological classification was coined 1805 by Fr. naturalist Georges Léopole Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron Cuvier (1769-1832).
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invertebrate in·ver·te·brate (ĭn-vûr'tə-brĭt, -brāt')
adj.
Lacking a backbone or spinal column; not vertebrate.
Of or relating to invertebrates.
An animal, such as an insect or a mollusk, that lacks a backbone or spinal column.
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invertebrate  (ĭn-vûr'tə-brĭt, -brāt') Pronunciation Key
Adjective Having no backbone or spinal column. Noun An animal that has no backbone or spinal column and therefore does not belong to the subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum Chordata. Most animals are invertebrates. Corals, insects, worms, jellyfish, starfish, and snails are invertebrates. |
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