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invertebrate

adjective noun

lacking a backbone or spinal column

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Word length
12
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NVERTEBRAT
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

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adjective

  1. lacking a backbone or spinal column

    “worms are an example of invertebrate animals”

noun

  1. any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

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worms are an example of invertebrate animals

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