animal vs invertebrate

invertebrate vs animal

animal and invertebrate both are nouns.

animal and invertebrate both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animal	Yes	Yes	No	No
invertebrate	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, invertebrate is a hyponym of animal; that is, invertebrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than animal:

animal: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
invertebrate: any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

Other hyponyms of animal include pest, critter, creepy-crawly, darter, peeper, homeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherm, ectotherm, poikilotherm, range animal, varment, varmint, scavenger, work animal, domestic animal, domesticated animal, feeder, migrator, molter, moulter, pet, stayer, stunt, marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature, female, male, adult, offspring, young, pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred, giant, survivor, mutant, herbivore, insectivore, acrodont, pleurodont, zooplankton, conceptus, embryo, fertilized egg, chordate, metazoan, omnivore, predator, predatory animal, prey, quarry, game, hexapod, biped, larva, racer, fictional animal, captive, mate, albino, spirit animal.

animal (noun)	invertebrate (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

animal (adjective)	invertebrate (adjective)
marked by the appetites and passions of the body	lacking a backbone or spinal column

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