INVERTEBRATE

invertebrate, spineless

(adjective) lacking a backbone or spinal column; “worms are an example of invertebrate animals”

invertebrate

(noun) any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

invertebrate (plural invertebrates)

An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.

(informal) A spineless person; a coward.

Antonyms

• vertebrate

Adjective

invertebrate (not comparable)

Lacking a backbone.

Antonyms

• vertebrate, vertebrated

Source: Wiktionary

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In*ver"te*brate, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.

– n.

Definition: One of the Invertebrata. Age of invertebrates. See Age, and Silurian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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