Defenition of the word invertebrate

• Defenition of the word invertebrate

  • Any animal lacking a backbone, including all species not classified as vertebrates.
  • Lacking a backbone.
  • (zoology) lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals"
  • any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
  • lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals"
  • lacking a backbone or spinal column

Meronymys for the word invertebrate

• • foot
  • invertebrate foot
  • peristome

Hyponyms for the word invertebrate

• • arthropod
  • borer
  • brachiopod
  • bryozoan
  • cnidarian
  • coelenterate
  • comb jelly
  • ctenophore
  • echinoderm
  • ectoproct
  • entoproct
  • lamp shell
  • lampshell
  • mollusc
  • mollusk
  • moss animal
  • parazoan
  • peanut worm
  • phoronid
  • polyzoan
  • poriferan
  • rotifer
  • sea mat
  • sea moss
  • shellfish
  • sipunculid
  • sponge
  • Symbion pandora
  • woodborer
  • worm
  • zoophyte

Hypernyms for the word invertebrate

• • animal
  • animate being
  • beast
  • brute
  • creature
  • fauna

Antonyms for the word invertebrate

• • vertebrate

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