Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
invertebrate .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Same as
invertebrate .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Archaic form of
invertebrate .
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Examples
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Well, he recuperated from that situation, but now he has invertebral disk disease (slipped disk), and he is crated for 6 weeks and I have to carry him everywhere again.
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Worms are invertebral animals; in other words, they are backboneless, but nevertheless some of them -- for example the prickly caterpillars -- are full of spines.
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There is currently no approved treatment for invertebral disc repair and this minimally-invasive ambulatory treatment potentially represents a cost-effective solution for discogenic back pain.
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