Invertebrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

lacking a backbone or spinal column

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈɜːɾɪbɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈɜːtɪbɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈɜːtɪbɹˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈɜːɾɪbɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

worms are an example of invertebrate animals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spineless

Antonyms

vertebrate

Parts of Speech

noun	any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
adjective	lacking a backbone or spinal column “worms are an example of invertebrate animals”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wirbellos

jedes Tier ohne Rückgrat oder Chorda; Der Begriff wird nicht als wissenschaftliche Klassifizierung verwendet

🇫🇷French

invertébré

tout animal dépourvu de colonne vertébrale ou de notocorde ; le terme n'est pas utilisé comme classification scientifique

🇪🇸Spanish

invertebrado

cualquier animal que carezca de columna vertebral o notocorda; el término no se utiliza como clasificación científica

🇮🇹Italian

invertebrato

qualsiasi animale privo di spina dorsale o notocorda; il termine non è utilizzato come classificazione scientifica

🇳🇱Dutch

ongewerveld

elk dier zonder ruggengraat of notochord; de term wordt niet gebruikt als wetenschappelijke classificatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

invertebrado

qualquer animal sem coluna vertebral ou notocorda; o termo não é usado como classificação científica

🇷🇺Russian

беспозвоночное

любое животное, у которого нет позвоночника или хорды; этот термин не используется в качестве научной классификации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकशेरुकी

कोई भी जानवर जिसमें रीढ़ की हड्डी या पृष्ठरज्जु का अभाव हो; इस शब्द का प्रयोग वैज्ञानिक वर्गीकरण के रूप में नहीं किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অমেরুদণ্ডী

মেরুদণ্ড বা নটকর্ডের অভাব নেই এমন কোনো প্রাণী; শব্দটি বৈজ্ঞানিক শ্রেণীবিভাগ হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয় না

🇮🇳Tamil

முதுகெலும்பில்லாத

முதுகெலும்பு அல்லது நோட்டோகார்ட் இல்லாத எந்த விலங்கு; இந்த சொல் அறிவியல் வகைப்பாட்டில் பயன்படுத்தப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అకశేరుకాలు

వెన్నెముక లేదా నోటోకార్డ్ లేని ఏదైనా జంతువు; ఈ పదాన్ని శాస్త్రీయ వర్గీకరణగా ఉపయోగించరు

🇮🇳Marathi

अपृष्ठवंशी

पाठीचा कणा किंवा नॉटकॉर्ड नसलेला कोणताही प्राणी; हा शब्द वैज्ञानिक वर्गीकरण म्हणून वापरला जात नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપૃષ્ઠવંશી

કોઈપણ પ્રાણી જેમાં કરોડરજ્જુ અથવા નોટોકોર્ડનો અભાવ હોય; આ શબ્દનો ઉપયોગ વૈજ્ઞાનિક વર્ગીકરણ તરીકે થતો નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಕಶೇರುಕ

ಬೆನ್ನೆಲುಬು ಅಥವಾ ನೋಟೋಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ; ಈ ಪದವನ್ನು ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അകശേരുക്കൾ

നട്ടെല്ലോ നോട്ടോകോർഡോ ഇല്ലാത്ത ഏതെങ്കിലും മൃഗം; ഈ പദം ഒരു ശാസ്ത്രീയ വർഗ്ഗീകരണമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നില്ല

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无脊椎动物

任何缺乏脊椎或脊索的动物；该术语不用作科学分类

🇯🇵Japanese

無脊椎動物

背骨または脊索を欠く動物。この用語は科学的な分類としては使用されません

🇰🇷Korean

무척추동물

등뼈나 척색이 없는 동물; 이 용어는 과학적 분류로 사용되지 않습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Động vật không xương sống

bất kỳ động vật nào thiếu xương sống hoặc dây sống; thuật ngữ này không được sử dụng như một sự phân loại khoa học

🇹🇭Thai

สัตว์ที่ไม่มีกระดูกสันหลัง

สัตว์ใด ๆ ที่ขาดกระดูกสันหลังหรือโนโตคอร์ด คำนี้ไม่ได้ใช้เป็นการจำแนกทางวิทยาศาสตร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

invertebrata

hewan apa pun yang tidak memiliki tulang punggung atau notochord; istilah ini tidak digunakan sebagai klasifikasi ilmiah

🇲🇾Malay

invertebrata

mana-mana haiwan yang tidak mempunyai tulang belakang atau notochord; istilah ini tidak digunakan sebagai klasifikasi saintifik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللافقاريات

أي حيوان ليس له عمود فقري أو حبل ظهري؛ لا يستخدم المصطلح كتصنيف علمي

🇮🇷Persian

بی مهرگان

هر حیوانی که فاقد ستون فقرات یا نوتوکورد باشد. این اصطلاح به عنوان یک طبقه بندی علمی استفاده نمی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

omurgasız

omurgası veya notokordu olmayan herhangi bir hayvan; terim bilimsel bir sınıflandırma olarak kullanılmaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲסַר חוּלִיוֹת

כל בעל חיים חסר עמוד שדרה או נוטוקרד; המונח אינו משמש כמיון מדעי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'invertebrate'?

The primary meaning of 'invertebrate' is 'any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'invertebrate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'invertebrate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'invertebrate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'invertebrate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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