animate being vs invertebrate

invertebrate vs animate being

animate being and invertebrate both are nouns.

animate being is not an adjective while invertebrate is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animate being	Yes	No	No	No
invertebrate	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

animate being: 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 animate being 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.

animate being (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

animate being (adjective)	invertebrate (adjective)
	lacking a backbone or spinal column

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