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invertebrate

[in-vur-tuh-brit, -brayt] / ɪnˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt /










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Because that expedition was after invertebrates, the fish was mistakenly catalogued into the invertebrate collection of the South Australian Museum, where it sat unrecognized for years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The invertebrate paleontology collections overseen by Drs. Cole and Wright at the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History contain more than a million specimens, and additional fossils are added every year.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

However, Ashbrook said true ecological recovery after fires depended on soil fungi returning, plants re-establishing and invertebrate populations recovering, while the loss of mature woodland could take decades to reverse.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Researchers say these impacts make it especially important to assess the risks on Mediterranean islands, where many unique invertebrate and vertebrate species are found nowhere else.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

The invertebrate eye was invented into an optical instrument at the MBL, opening the way to modern visual physiology.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

In addition, monitoring carried out before and after the restoration found an increase in river invertebrates, including mayflies and stoneflies.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Because that expedition was after invertebrates, the fish was mistakenly catalogued into the invertebrate collection of the South Australian Museum, where it sat unrecognized for years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Corals are marine invertebrates made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny, soft-bodied organisms called polyps.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The eight years Darwin spent dismembering these tiny invertebrates at home took up more than 20 pages in Ms. Browne’s old version; they now receive barely four.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Offshore, an unfinished break wall was home to kelp beds and invertebrates.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen


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