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单词 invertebrate
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invertebrate

(ɪnvɜːʳtɪbrət)
Word forms: plural invertebrates
countable noun
An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a spine, for example an insect, a worm, or an octopus.
[technical]
Invertebrate is also an adjective.
...invertebrate creatures.

invertebrate in British English

(ɪnˈvɜːtɪbrɪt, -ˌbreɪt)
noun
1. 
any animal lacking a backbone, including all species not classified as vertebrates
adjective also: invertebral (ɪnˈvɜːtɪbrəl)
2. 
of, relating to, or designating invertebrates

invertebrate in American English

(ɪnˈvɜrtəbrɪt; ɪnˈvɜrtəˌbreɪt)
adjective
1. 
not vertebrate; having no backbone, or spinal column
2. 
of invertebrates
3. 
having no moral backbone; lacking courage, resolution, etc.
noun
4. 
any animal without a backbone, or spinal column; any animal other than a fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, or mammal
Word origin
ModL invertebratus

Examples of 'invertebrate' in a sentence
invertebrate

"I'll give you one last chance to surrender, you slimy Kylothian invertebrate ," Kay snarled, his voice barely above a whisper.
Robert Gordon MEN IN BLACK II©: THE MOVIE NOVEL (2002)

see also subject word lists: 

See CrustaceansSee Snails, slugs and other gastropodsSee Spiders and other arachnids

subject word lists

See Types of invertebrateSee Extinct invertebrates

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invertebrate

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Synonyms of 'invertebrate'

invertebrate

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