What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Invertebrate vs Brachiopod - What's the difference?

invertebrate | brachiopod |

As nouns the difference between invertebrate and brachiopod

is that invertebrate is an animal without vertebrae, ie backbone while brachiopod is any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum brachiopoda , that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food.

As an adjective invertebrate

is lacking a backbone.

invertebrate

English

(wikipedia invertebrate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.

    • Antonyms

    *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking a backbone.

    • Antonyms

    *

    brachiopod

    English

    (wikipedia brachiopod)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda , that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food

    • Synonyms

    * lampshell