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