INVERTEBRATE


Meaning of INVERTEBRATE in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 (of an animal) not having a backbone. 2 lacking firmness of character.

n. an invertebrate animal.

[ mod.L invertebrata (pl.) (as IN-(1), VERTEBRA) ]

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