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invertebrate

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










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"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 RIC project aims to find out more about threatened invertebrate species and their distribution across the Cairngorms National Park.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The findings address a long-standing gap in understanding how both vertebrate and invertebrate eyes continue growing and sustaining themselves.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

Xu, meanwhile, says that decision-making or desire, hallmarks of autonomy, are not something her invertebrate subjects experience.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

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




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