invertebratenoun [ C ]
uk/ɪnˈvɜː.tɪ.brət/us/ɪnˈvɝː.t̬ə.brət/specializedan animal with no spine:
Invertebrates, such as worms, are the main diet of these water birds.
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General & informal words for animals
- arthropod
- beast
- beastie
- brute
- bug
- creepy-crawly
- critter
- domestic animal
- man-eater
- pest
- pet
- predator
- prey
- stray
- thing
- vermin
- vertebrata
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