evertebrate

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noun

Any animal lacking a backbone.

Similar
invertebrateevertebrated
Opposite
vertebrate
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Meanings

nounevertebrate (plural evertebrates)

plural evertebrates

  1. Any animal lacking a backbone.

    Synonyms: invertebrate · Antonyms: vertebrate

adjectiveevertebrate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving no backbone.

    Synonyms: invertebrate, evertebrated · Antonyms: vertebrate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny animal lacking a backbone.

Similar
invertebrate
Opposite
vertebrate

adjectiveHaving no backbone.

Similar
invertebrateevertebrated
Opposite
vertebrate

Origin

From e- + vertebrate.

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APA

evertebrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evertebrate

MLA

“evertebrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evertebrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evertebrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evertebrate.

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