invertebrates

Definition of invertebrates in English English dictionary: Animals with no backbones This group includes mollusks, crustaceans, worms, corals, and composes a large number of reef inhabitants; Any animal that does not have a backbone; Animals having no backbone such as earthworms, insects and lesser animals; All animals without a vertebral column (e g , spiders, crabs, or worms [also macroinvertebrates]); animals lacking a backbone or spinal column Mesa Field Trip; These are animals without backbones In freshwater aquaria only snails and crayfish/shrimp are generally available For marine aquaria, many kinds of animals are available; animals lacking a spinal column; One of two great divisions of the animal kingdom, including all animals having no backbone or spinal column It includes all animals except fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals; Benthic animals; animals without backbones, such as worms and snails; Animals that lack a spinal column or backbone, including molluscs (e g , clams and oysters), crustaceans (e g , crabs and shrimp), insects, starfish, jellyfish, sponges, and many types of worms that live in the benthos; Animals without backbones; This is a collective term for all those animals which do not belong to the phylum Chordata (i e those without a backbone, or vertebral column) This is a general term and is not a scientific classification; Creatures without a backbone; No state agency has legislative authority for the caretaking of terrestrial invertebrates No agreement exists between any state agency and the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service for the protection of Federally listed terrestrial invertebrates The Fish and Boat Commission has limited legal authority for the caretaking of aquatic invertebrates; species such as spiders, beetles and other insects who have no backbone; Animals without backbones Describes most reef tank inhabitants other than fish IO3 - Iodate; plural of invertebrate; Animals without internal skeletal structure They range from single-celled protozoa to sea squirts, and include insects, molluscs, worms and crayfish; Animals that do not have a backbone such as spiders; animals without spines or backbones
invertebrate: An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone
invertebrate: n An animal that does not possess a backbone
invertebrate: any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
invertebrate: Animal without a backbone
invertebrate: An animal without a backbone Butterflies are invertebrates
invertebrate: {i} animal which has no backbone
invertebrate: lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals"
invertebrate: any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals
invertebrate: Animals without backbones such as insects, spiders and snails
invertebrate: Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata
invertebrate: Animal that does not have a backbone Also see vertebrate
invertebrate: - An animal without a backbone
invertebrate: [n] an animal without a backbone or spinal column invertebrate [adj]
invertebrate: an organism that does not have a backbone
invertebrate: An animal without a backbone, such as an insects
invertebrate: An animal without a backbone
invertebrate: Lacking a backbone
invertebrate: An invertebrate is any animal that does not have a backbone
invertebrate: An animal without a backbone such as mollusks or arthropods
invertebrate: {s} having no backbone
invertebrate: An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a spine, for example an insect, a worm, or an octopus. Invertebrate is also an adjective. invertebrate creatures. a living creature that does not have a backbone vertebrate. Any animal that lacks a vertebral column, or backbone. They include the protozoans, annelids, cnidarians, echinoderms, flatworms, nematodes, mollusks, and arthropods. More than 90% of living animals are invertebrates. Worldwide in distribution, they range in size from minute protozoans to giant squids. Apart from the absence of a vertebral column, invertebrates have little in common. They are generally soft-bodied and have an external skeleton for muscle attachment and protection. See also vertebrate
invertebrate: An animal without a backbone, such as an insect, spider, mollusk, or jellyfish
invertebrate: An animal lacking a spinal column
invertebrate: any animal without backbone or spinal column
invertebrate: Animal that does not have an internal backbone
invertebrate: – Animal without a backbone Oyster are invertebrates
invertebrate: An animal belonging to the Invertebrata, i e without a backbone, such as the molluscs, arthropods, and coelenterates
invertebrate: One of the Invertebrata
invertebrate: An animal which lacks a backbone (such as an insect, spider or crustacean)
invertebrate: An animal having no backbone or spinal column
invertebrate: An animal belonging to the Invertebrata, i e without a backbone, such as the mollusks, arthropods, and coelenterates
invertebrate: An animal that does not have a backbone This would include insects, worms and clams