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invertebrate

(genetic biology)

  • Grammar: noun, adjective
    plural:
    invertebrates
  • Definition: an animal that lacks a vertebral column or backbone
  • Example:
    1. Tunicates are invertebrate chordates.

    2. More than 90% of all animals are invertebrates.
  • Antonym: vertebrate


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