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invertebrate

/ɪnˈvɜːtɪbrət/noun

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अकशेरुकी जीव

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noun
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    [C] biology

    any animal with no backbone, for example a worm

    अकशेरुकी जीव

    • Insects, worms and snails are invertebrates.
    • The earthworm is an invertebrate that helps to make the soil rich.
    • A spider is an invertebrate, not an insect.
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    • Biologists study invertebrates such as corals, crabs and snails.
    • Most animals on Earth are invertebrates.
adjective
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    having no backbone

    रीढ़-रहित

    • invertebrate animals
    • Jellyfish are invertebrate creatures that drift in the sea with the current.
    • Octopuses are intelligent invertebrate animals.
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    • The pond was full of small invertebrate life.
    • Students examined the invertebrate species found on the beach.

    Opposite vertebrate

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Antonyms

vertebrate

AaSpelling

in·ver·te·brate

With -te- and -brate (not 'invertibrate').

बीच में -te- और अंत में -brate ('invertibrate' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

Figuratively, invertebrate means weak, without a strong character.

लाक्षणिक रूप से invertebrate का अर्थ कमज़ोर, दृढ़ चरित्र-रहित है।

⌂Word origin and word building

From in- (without) and vertebra (a bone of the spine).

In- (बिना) और vertebra (रीढ़ की हड्डी) से।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Science: most animal species are invertebrates, including insects, spiders, worms, molluscs and jellyfish.

विज्ञान में अधिकांश जीव प्रजातियाँ अकशेरुकी हैं, जिनमें कीट, मकड़ियाँ, कृमि, मोलस्क और जेलीफ़िश शामिल हैं।