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- pronunciation:
- ihn
vuhr
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breIt
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ihn
vuhr
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briht
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
without a spinal column or backbone; not vertebrate.
A slug is an invertebrate animal.- similar words:
- spineless
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| definition 2: |
having to do with invertebrate animals.
invertebrate zoology |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an invertebrate animal.
More invertebrates exist on earth than animals that possess a spinal column.
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broader category that includes invertebrates |
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animal |
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lacking in invertebrates |
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backbone |
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some examples of invertebrates |
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abalone, barnacle, beetle, centipede, clam, cockle, crab, crayfish, earthworm, jellyfish, leech, lobster, millipede, mussel, octopus, oyster, quahog, scallop, scorpion, sea anemone, sea urchin, shrimp, slug, snail, sponge, squid, starfish, turtle |
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some kinds of invertebrates |
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arthropod, insect, mollusk, shellfish, spider, worm |
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