Invertebrate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lacking a backbone or spinal column; not vertebrate.
  • adj. Of or relating to invertebrates: invertebrate zoology.
  • n. An animal, such as an insect or mollusk, that lacks a backbone or spinal column.
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  • n. An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.
  • adj. Lacking a backbone.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not vertebrate; having no backbone; specifically, of or pertaining to the Invertebrata. Also invertebral, invertebrated.
  • Figuratively, flaccid, as if from lack of a backbone; wanting strength, firmness, or consistency; weak; nerveless.
  • n. An invertebrated animal; any one of the Invertebrata.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
  • adj. lacking a backbone or spinal column
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beast    brute    fauna    creature    animate being   
    Cross Reference
    invertebrate matrix   
    Hyponym
    sea mat    echinoderm    entoproct    sponge    arthropod   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    vertebrate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vertebrate    earthworm    shellfish    snail    algae   
     
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