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macroinvertebrate

macroinvertebrate noun: an invertebrate that is large enough to be seen without the use of a microscope.

Noun

macroinvertebrate (plural macroinvertebrates)

  1. An invertebrate that is large enough to be seen without the use of a microscope.

Antonyms of macroinvertebrate

Forms of macroinvertebrate

pluralmacroinvertebrates

Origin of macroinvertebrate

From macro- + invertebrate.

Questions about macroinvertebrate

What does macroinvertebrate mean?
Macroinvertebrate means an invertebrate that is large enough to be seen without the use of a microscope.
What part of speech is macroinvertebrate?
Macroinvertebrate is a noun.
What is the plural of macroinvertebrate?
The plural of macroinvertebrate is macroinvertebrates.

Words near macroinvertebrate in the dictionary

  1. macroinsular
  2. macrointeraction
  3. macrointeractions
  4. macrointervention
  5. macrointerventions
  6. macroinvertebrate
  7. macroinvertebrates
  8. macroinvertivore
  9. macroinvertivores
  10. macroinvertivorous
  11. macroinvertivory

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