INVERTEBRATE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word invertebrate. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| annelid | nounn | |||||
adjective • relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida noun • worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally | ||||||
| arachnid | nounn | |||||
noun • air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | ||||||
| arthropod | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin | ||||||
| crustacean | nounn | |||||
adjective • of or belonging to the class Crustacea noun • any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton | ||||||
| echinoderm | nounn | |||||
noun • marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies | ||||||
| insect | nounn | |||||
noun • small air-breathing arthropod • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | ||||||
| mollusk | nounn | |||||
noun • invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | ||||||
| worm | nounn | |||||
noun • any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect • a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network • screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||
| spineless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking a backbone or spinal column • lacking spiny processes • lacking courage or vitality adjective satellite • lacking thorns | ||||||