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Invertebrate

In-ver′te-brate

,
Adj.
(Zool.)
Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.
Noun.
One of the Invertebrata.
Age of invertebrates
.
See
Age
, and
Silurian
.

Definition 2024


invertebrate

invertebrate

English

An example of an invertebrate- a sea cucumber.

Noun

invertebrate (plural invertebrates)

  1. An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.
  2. (informal) A spineless person; a coward.

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Adjective

invertebrate (not comparable)

  1. Lacking a backbone.

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Italian

Adjective

invertebrate

  1. feminine plural of invertebrato