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Invertebrate vs Osmoconformer - What's the difference?

invertebrate | osmoconformer |

As nouns the difference between invertebrate and osmoconformer

is that invertebrate is an animal without vertebrae, ie backbone while osmoconformer is any marine invertebrate that maintains its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater.

As an adjective invertebrate

is lacking a backbone.

invertebrate

English

(wikipedia invertebrate)

Noun

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

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking a backbone.

    • Antonyms

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    osmoconformer

    English

    (wikipedia osmoconformer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • any marine invertebrate that maintains its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater