Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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invertebrate | Yes | Yes | No | No |
vertebrate | Yes | Yes | No | No |
invertebrate (noun) | vertebrate (noun) |
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any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
invertebrate (adjective) | vertebrate (adjective) |
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lacking a backbone or spinal column | having a backbone or spinal column |