invertebrate /in·ver·te·brate/ (-ver´tĕ-brāt)
invertebrate
invertebrate [in-ver´tĕ-brāt]
1. having no spinal column.
2. any animal having no spinal column.
in·ver·te·brate ( n-vûr t -brt, -br t )adj. 1. Lacking a backbone or spinal column; not vertebrate. 2. Of or relating to invertebrates. n. An animal, such as an insect or a mollusk, that lacks a backbone or spinal column. |
invertebrate
[invur′təbrit]
an animal that lacks a vertebral column. Invertebrates comprise more than 95% of all species of animals.
invertebrate [in-ver´tĕ-brāt]
1. having no vertebral column.
2. any animal that has no vertebral column.
invertebrate
1. having no vertebral column.
2. any animal that has no vertebral column.
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