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invertebrate

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










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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

By regularly monitoring the invertebrate life in rivers and burns, any deterioration in water quality can quickly be detected.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

"We are surrounded by some of the rarest animals in the world," says snail keeper Dave Clarke, as we step into a room in the zoo's Tiny Giants invertebrate exhibit.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 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

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

They were the first invertebrates -- a broad group of animals including spiders, snails and worms -- shown to use celestial navigation for such long trips.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ground-nesting birds such as hen harriers rely on open, treeless bog, safe from predators that would otherwise perch and watch for prey, while the wet ground breeds the invertebrates chicks are fed on.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The Assn. of Zoos and Aquariums Wildlife Confiscations Network was notified about a box truck filled with more than 2,000 animals, including fish, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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