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invertebrate

in·ver·te·brate

invertebrate

pronunciation:: ihn vuhr t breIt [or] ihn vuhr t briht
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	An invertebrate is a kind of animal. Any animal that does not have a backbone or skeleton inside its body is called an invertebrate. Worms, insects, spiders, and crabs are some kinds of invertebrates. Paul's class went on a field trip to a creek to study invertebrates. They found lots of snails, worms, and insects.

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	broader category that includes invertebrates
	animal
	lacking in invertebrates
	backbone
	some examples of invertebrates
	barnacle, beetle, clam, crab, lobster, octopus, scorpion, sea anemone, shrimp, snail, sponge, starfish, turtle
	some kinds of invertebrates
	arthropod, insect, spider, worm

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The word invertebrate contains the following parts:

vers, vert Latin root that means to turn; to be occupied with

Example words:

advertise, advertisement, anniversary, conversation, diverse, invertebrate, universe, university

-ate² Latin adjective-forming suffix that means full of; in a state of

Example words:

fortunate, invertebrate

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