invertebrate vs sponge

sponge vs invertebrate

invertebrate and sponge both are nouns.

invertebrate is an adjective but sponge is not an adjective.

invertebrate is not a verb while sponge is a verb.

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

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

invertebrate: any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
sponge: primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

Other hyponyms of invertebrate include arthropod, zoophyte, parazoan, poriferan, cnidarian, coelenterate, comb jelly, ctenophore, worm, borer, woodborer, rotifer, mollusc, mollusk, shellfish, phoronid, bryozoan, moss animal, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss, ectoproct, entoproct, Symbion pandora, brachiopod, lamp shell, lampshell, peanut worm, sipunculid, echinoderm.

invertebrate (noun)	sponge (noun)
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification	primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
	someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
	a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

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

invertebrate (verb)	sponge (verb)
	wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
	erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
	soak up with a sponge
	gather sponges, in the ocean
	ask for and get free; be a parasite

Difference between invertebrate and sponge

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