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adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈvər-tə-brət How to pronounce invertebrate (audio)
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as in weak
lacking strength of will or character an invertebrate Congress that blithely went along with the President's ill-conceived plan

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invertebrate

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noun

as in vertebrate

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Recent Examples of invertebrate
Adjective
In Jordan, most of the fossils found so far are marine invertebrate fossils, such as bivalves, ammonites and foraminifers. — Marta Vidal, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022 Fire effects are expected to be long-term, lasting anywhere from five to 20 years, and the service says aquatic invertebrate monitoring will continue. — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022 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 See All Example Sentences for invertebrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invertebrate
  1. weak
  2. vertebrate
  3. herbivore
  4. soft
  5. carnivore
  6. spineless
Adjective
  • Murena Pixel Tablet And Third-Party Apps The ecosystem for Android tablets is weaker than that of Android smartphones.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The health infrastructure that the U.S. would have to marshal against them is already weak.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of weak
Noun
  • The team found that, in mice, the early development of the head and the peripheral nerves (those outside of the brain and spinal column) follows common patterns seen in other jawed vertebrates.
    — Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Continued study of the area aims to broaden our scientific understanding of the dinosaurs and other vertebrates that lived in Patagonia during the last 15 million years of the Cretaceous.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of vertebrate
Noun
  • The length of a femur bone may help paleontologists determine how tall a dinosaur once was, or a curved tooth may help researchers identify an aquatic reptile as a carnivore or herbivore.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The main character, a wolf, is in love with a rabbit, who’s a herbivore.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of herbivore
Adjective
  • Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Like all On shoes, they’re constructed to have a soft, cloudlike feel, so your feet won’t get sore during your all-day adventure.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of soft
Noun
  • Before being laid off, Andria Townsend had been a carnivore specialist at Yosemite National Park since May 2024.
    — Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
  • At roughly 45 feet-long, Carcharodontosaurus was among the largest land-dwelling carnivores in our planet’s history.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of carnivore
Adjective
  • Musk and Trump must be stopped before more Americans are killed, and only those spineless Republicans in Congress can stop them.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
  • His spineless vice president and defense secretary then echoed Trump’s garbage.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of spineless

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