† invertebraladj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, vertebral adj.

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + vertebral adj., after French invertébré (see invertebrate adj.).Compare the following isolated earlier attestation of a homonym invertebral meaning ‘intervertebral’ (perhaps a shortening of or an error for intervertebral adj.):1793 E. Darwin Let. 13 Dec. (2007) 425 Their weight compresses the invertebral cartilages. Later ostensible examples of this word, such as the following, are very rare and likely to show misspellings or typographical errors for intervertebral adj.:1964 J. Hickman Vet. Orthopaedics viii. 414 (heading) Invertebral discs anterior to the 12th thoracic. N.E.D. (1900) gives the pronunciation as (invə̄·ɹtĭbrăl)

/ɪnˈvɜːtɪbrəl/.

Zoology. Obsolete.

Of an animal: lacking a vertebral column (backbone); belonging to the (former) division Invertebrata; = invertebrate adj. 1.

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invertebral1804

invertebrated1809

invertebrate1819

avertebrated1860

askeletal1887

backboneless1925

1804 Monthly Rev. Mar. 255 Man, it is observed, has this sense [sc. touch] more completely than any of the other vertebral animals: but, among the invertebral, it improves in proportion as the other senses degenerate.

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 2 The Invertebral animals..are arranged by Cuvier into three great divisions.

1894 Jrnl. Educ. Dec. 386/1 Mr. Howell has just published a little manual..containing a list of his collections of minerals, rocks, and invertebral animals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	invertebral
释义	† invertebraladj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, vertebral adj. Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + vertebral adj., after French invertébré (see invertebrate adj.).Compare the following isolated earlier attestation of a homonym invertebral meaning ‘intervertebral’ (perhaps a shortening of or an error for intervertebral adj.):1793 E. Darwin Let. 13 Dec. (2007) 425 Their weight compresses the invertebral cartilages. Later ostensible examples of this word, such as the following, are very rare and likely to show misspellings or typographical errors for intervertebral adj.:1964 J. Hickman Vet. Orthopaedics viii. 414 (heading) Invertebral discs anterior to the 12th thoracic. N.E.D. (1900) gives the pronunciation as (invə̄·ɹtĭbrăl) /ɪnˈvɜːtɪbrəl/. Zoology. Obsolete. Of an animal: lacking a vertebral column (backbone); belonging to the (former) division Invertebrata; = invertebrate adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > [adjective] invertebral1804 invertebrated1809 invertebrate1819 avertebrated1860 askeletal1887 backboneless1925 1804 Monthly Rev. Mar. 255 Man, it is observed, has this sense [sc. touch] more completely than any of the other vertebral animals: but, among the invertebral, it improves in proportion as the other senses degenerate. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 2 The Invertebral animals..are arranged by Cuvier into three great divisions. 1894 Jrnl. Educ. Dec. 386/1 Mr. Howell has just published a little manual..containing a list of his collections of minerals, rocks, and invertebral animals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1804
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