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invertebrate
adjective
- not vertebrate; having no backbone, or spinal column
- of invertebrates
- having no moral backbone; lacking courage, resolution, etc.
noun
any animal without a backbone, or spinal column; any animal other than a fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, or mammal
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