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invertebrate

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










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Of the 290 invertebrate species found in these habitats across the UK, 148 can only be found in saltmarshes.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, the Essex Wildlife Trust says the surrounding grassland and woodland has become home to 687 invertebrate and 439 plant species.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

"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

In organic chemistry, invertebrate zoology, and the inspired symmetry of Mendelian genetics, I have found a religion that serves.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

NRW added it had found fewer than 10 dead fish and impacts to aquatic invertebrates as a result of the leak.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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

The discovery pushes the story of giant arthropods much further back in time than the period usually associated with enormous insects and other invertebrates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 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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