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Word: Invertebrate
Speech Type: Noun
early 19th century (as a noun): from modern Latin invertebrata (plural) ‘the invertebrates’ (former taxonomic group), from French invertébrés, from in- ‘without’ + Latin vertebra (see vertebra)
ɪnˈvəːtɪbrət
an animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusc, annelid, coelenterate, etc. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 per cent of animal species and about thirty different phyla.
Short Definition:animal lacking backbone, such as arthropod
Word: Invertebrate
Speech Type: Adjective
ɪnˈvəːtɪbrət
denoting an invertebrate or relating to the invertebrates as a group.
Short Definition:relating to or belonging to the invertebrates
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