Invertebrate

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Invertebrate : lacking a spinal column — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

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Invertebrate is an animal that neither possess nor develops a vertebral column (commonly known as a backbone or spine), derived from the notochord. This includes all animals apart from the subphylum Vertebrata. Familiar examples of invertebrates include insects; crabs, lobsters and their kin; snails, clams, octopuses and their kin; starfish, sea-urchins and their kin; jellyfish, and worms. The majority of animal species are invertebrates. Many invertebrate taxa have a greater number and variety of species than the entire subphylum of Vertebrata. — Wikipedia

Invertebrate (Encyclopædia Britannica)
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Invertebrate Zoology is the subdiscipline of Zoology that consists of the study of invertebrates, animals without a backbone (a structure which is found only in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). Invertebrates are a vast and very diverse group of animals that includes sponges, echinoderms, tunicates, numerous different phyla of worms, molluscs, arthropods and many additional phyla. Single-celled organisms or protists are usually not included within the same group as invertebrates. — Wikipedia

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Invertebrates (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)

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DDC: 592 Invertebrates (Library Thing)
Subject: Invertebrates (Library Thing)

Subject: Invertebrates (Open Library)

LCC: QL 360 Invertebrates (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Invertebrates (UPenn Online Books)

LCC: QL 360 Invertebrates (Library of Congress)
Subject: Invertebrates (Library of Congress)

Subject: Invertebrates (WorldCat)

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