different between invertebrate vs mesofauna
invertebrate
English
Etymology
in- +? vertebrate
Noun
invertebrate (plural invertebrates)
- An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.
- (informal) A spineless person; a coward.
Antonyms
- vertebrate
Translations
Adjective
invertebrate (not comparable)
- Lacking a backbone.
- 1860, Recreative Science (page 110)
- Tear it up, and put a fragment under the microscope, and, wonder of wonders! see the maze of geometric forms exhibited in the bones of the creature; for who can help regarding the spicules as bones, even though a sponge be invertebrate?
- 1860, Recreative Science (page 110)
Antonyms
- vertebrate, vertebrated
Translations
See also
- inveterate (not to be confused)
Italian
Adjective
invertebrate
- feminine plural of invertebrato
invertebrate From the web:
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- what invertebrates have a closed circulatory system
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- what invertebrates live in water
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- what invertebrate group do worms belong to
- what invertebrates eat hair algae
- what invertebrate is a jellyfish
mesofauna
English
Etymology
meso- +? fauna
Noun
mesofauna (plural mesofaunae or mesofaunas)
- Any animal of intermediate size, typically invertebrates, such as bivalves, arthropods, insects, and annelids.
Derived terms
- mesofaunal
mesofauna From the web:
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