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Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebrae; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.

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  1. a. Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebrae; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.
  2. n. One of the Invertebrata.
  3. adj. lacking a backbone or spinal column
  4. n. any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
  5. Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata. -- n. One of the Invertebrata. Age of invertebrates. See Age, and Silurian.
  6. Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertainingto the Invertebrata.-- n.
  7. j:33/n:67 n. any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification a. lacking a backbone or spinal column