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invertebrates

invertebrates is the plural of invertebrate.

Meaning of invertebrate

Noun

invertebrate (plural invertebrates)

  1. An animal without vertebrae (i.e., without a backbone).
    • Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33
    Antonyms:
    vertebrate
  2. (informal) A spineless person; a coward.

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Questions about invertebrates

What is invertebrates the plural of?
Invertebrates is the plural of invertebrate.

Words near invertebrates in the dictionary

  1. invertebracy
  2. invertebrae
  3. invertebral
  4. invertebrate
  5. invertebrated
  6. invertebrates
  7. inverted
  8. inverted breve
  9. inverted breves
  10. inverted caret
  11. inverted carets

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