invertebrate

adjective

in·ver·te·brate (ˌ)in-ˈvər-tə-brət How to pronounce invertebrate (audio)

-ˌbrāt

: lacking a spinal column

also : of, relating to, or concerned with invertebrate animals

: lacking in strength or vitality : weak

invertebrate noun

Example Sentences

an invertebrate Congress that blithely went along with the President's ill-conceived plan

Recent Examples on the Web There's no doubt that Blean Woods is already humming with invertebrate life.

Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022 Surveying invertebrate life is freelance ecologist and entomologist Graeme Lyons.

Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022 Warmer, more acidic waters may also produce less of the invertebrate prey the whales prefer.

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022 Thermal cameras or x-ray technology used to detect vertebrates doesn’t work for most invertebrate species.

Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2022 Over four pounds of that rock went toward studying invertebrate life, exposing insects to the lunar particles by mixing it with their food.

Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2022 When the law was updated in 1984 under Gov. George Deukmejian, the reference to invertebrates was removed, but the new law protected the Trinity bristle snail, an invertebrate mollusk that lives on land.

Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 2022 Octopuses are a specific type of invertebrate called cephalopods.

Erin Spencer, The Conversation, 9 May 2022 In a small room in a building at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, the invertebrate keeper, Emma Califf, lifts up a rock in a plastic box.

New York Times, 3 May 2022 See More

单词	invertebrate
释义	invertebrate adjective in·ver·te·brate (ˌ)in-ˈvər-tə-brət -ˌbrāt 1 : lacking a spinal column also : of, relating to, or concerned with invertebrate animals 2 : lacking in strength or vitality : weak invertebrate noun Synonyms characterless effete frail limp-wristed milk-and-water namby-pamby nerveless soft spineless weak weak-kneed weakened weakling wet [British] wimpish wimpy wishy-washy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an invertebrate Congress that blithely went along with the President's ill-conceived plan Recent Examples on the Web There's no doubt that Blean Woods is already humming with invertebrate life. Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022 Surveying invertebrate life is freelance ecologist and entomologist Graeme Lyons. Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022 Warmer, more acidic waters may also produce less of the invertebrate prey the whales prefer. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022 Thermal cameras or x-ray technology used to detect vertebrates doesn’t work for most invertebrate species. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2022 Over four pounds of that rock went toward studying invertebrate life, exposing insects to the lunar particles by mixing it with their food. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2022 When the law was updated in 1984 under Gov. George Deukmejian, the reference to invertebrates was removed, but the new law protected the Trinity bristle snail, an invertebrate mollusk that lives on land. Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 2022 Octopuses are a specific type of invertebrate called cephalopods. Erin Spencer, The Conversation, 9 May 2022 In a small room in a building at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, the invertebrate keeper, Emma Califf, lifts up a rock in a plastic box. New York Times, 3 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology New Latin invertebratus, from Latin in- + New Latin vertebratus vertebrate First Known Use 1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition invertebrate 1 of 2 adjective in·ver·te·brate in-ˈvər-tə-brət : having no backbone an invertebrate animal invertebrate 2 of 2 noun : an animal (as a worm or a crab) that does not have a backbone Medical Definition invertebrate 1 of 2 noun in·ver·te·brate (ˈ)in-ˈvərt-ə-brət -ˌbrāt : an animal having no backbone or internal skeleton invertebrate 2 of 2 adjective : lacking a spinal column also : of or relating to invertebrate animals invertebrate 1 of 2 adjective as in weak lacking strength of will or character an invertebrate Congress that blithely went along with the President's ill-conceived plan Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance weak weakened spineless soft corrupt nerveless weakling characterless meek wimpy timid wet milk-and-water weak-kneed wimpish effete flaccid frail wishy-washy craven limp-wristed emasculated ineffectual flabby namby-pamby unprincipled pusillanimous ineffective unscrupulous poltroon impotent powerless villainous forceless cowardly submissive lily-livered lamblike pliable vacillating impuissant dastardly unnerved sissy irresolute infirm fainthearted nebbishy Antonyms & Near Antonyms strong moral firm ethical upright righteous tough hard good backboned right virtuous unrelenting determined resolute principled stalwart courageous mettlesome stouthearted See More invertebrate 2 of 2 noun as in vertebrate Synonyms & Similar Words vertebrate herbivore carnivore insectivore pet quadruped biped domestic animal animal feral livestock vermin varmint creature critter beastie blastie brute stock beast
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