| 释义 |
▪ I. evertebrate, a. and n. Zool.|iːˈvɜːtɪbrət|
[f. e- prefix3 + L. vertebra + -ate2; cf. vertebrate.]
= invertebrate.
1883A. Leslie tr. Nordenskiöld's Voy. Vega 97 The dredging yielded..a large number of marine evertebrates.
▪ II. evertebrate, v.|iːˈvɜːtɪbreɪt|
[f. as prec. + -ate3.]
trans. To deprive of the backbone.
1880Times 28 Apr. 7/6 Professor Odling complained..that the statute had been ‘evertebrated and eviscerated’. |