zoophyte vs invertebrate

zoophyte and invertebrate both are nouns.

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

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

zoophyte: any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge
invertebrate: any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

zoophyte (noun)	invertebrate (noun)
any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge	any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

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