invertebrate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: invertebrate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for invertebrate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
invertebrate adj lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals" Synonym(s): invertebrate, spineless Antonym(s): vertebrate n any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Invertebrate \Inver"tebrate\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebr[91]; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata. -- n. One of the Invertebrata. {Age of invertebrates}. See {Age}, and {Silurian}.