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macro-invertebrate
macro-invertebrate n. 
/ˌmakrəʊɪnˈvəːtᵻbreɪt/, /ˌmækroʊᵻnˈvərdəˌbreɪt/ [compare microinvertebrate n. and adj. at micro- comb. form 1a(b)] Ecology a macroscopic invertebrate, esp. one whose shortest dimension is greater than half a millimetre (approx. 1/ 50 inch).
Brit. /ˌmakrəʊɪnˈvəːtᵻbrət/
, /ˌmakrəʊɪnˈvəːtᵻbrət//ˌmakrəʊɪnˈvəːtᵻbreɪt/U.S. /ˌmækroʊᵻnˈvərdəbrət/
, /ˌmækroʊᵻnˈvərdəbrət//ˌmækroʊᵻnˈvərdəˌbreɪt/ΘΚΠ
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macro-invertebrate1956
invert1965
1956 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 40 313 The marshes..do contain macro-invertebrates which are tolerant of salt water.
1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. (ed. 2) iii. 73/2 Abundance of macroinvertebrates (>0.5 mm in length) decreases when fish abundance increases.
1996 Sci. Amer. Jan. 59/1 The survey documented 155 species of macroinvertebrates, which tend to cluster near the banks, between Basel and Düsseldorf. Some of the most common were freshwater sponges, leeches, zebra mussels, [etc.].
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