fauna vs invertebrate

invertebrate vs fauna

fauna and invertebrate both are nouns.

fauna is not an adjective while invertebrate is an adjective.

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

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

fauna: 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 fauna 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.

fauna (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
all the animal life in a particular region or period

fauna (adjective)	invertebrate (adjective)
	lacking a backbone or spinal column

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