invertebrate vs animate being

invertebrate and animate being both are nouns.

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

As nouns, animate being is a hypernym of invertebrate; that is, animate being 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
animate being: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Other hypernyms of invertebrate include animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

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