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Invertebrate vs Invertebrae - What's the difference?

invertebrate | invertebrae |

As nouns the difference between invertebrate and invertebrae

is that invertebrate is an animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone while invertebrae is invertebrate organisms.

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

    *

    invertebrae

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • invertebrate organisms
  • * 2013 , Adin Steinsaltz, The Essential Talmud
    • The invertebrae are usually forbidden, the only exceptions being several types of locusts enumerated in the Torah.