invertebrate vs animal

invertebrate and animal both are nouns.

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

As nouns, animal is a hypernym of invertebrate; that is, animal is a word with a broader meaning than invertebrate:

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

Other hypernyms of invertebrate include animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

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

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