INVERTEBRATE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word invertebrate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INVERTEBRATE
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| annelid | nounn | |||||||
adjective • relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida noun • worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally | ||||||||
| arachnid | nounn | |||||||
noun • air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | ||||||||
| arthropod | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin | ||||||||
| crustacean | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or belonging to the class Crustacea noun • any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton | ||||||||
| echinoderm | nounn | |||||||
noun • marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies | ||||||||
| insect | nounn | |||||||
noun • small air-breathing arthropod • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | ||||||||
| mollusk | nounn | |||||||
noun • invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | ||||||||
| worm | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect • a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network • screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
| spineless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking a backbone or spinal column • lacking spiny processes • lacking courage or vitality adjective satellite • lacking thorns | ||||||||
