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invertebrate

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










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One species has been successfully reintroduced to its Polynesian island home – the first invertebrate ever to be downlisted from extinct in the wild to critically endangered.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Scientists have long wondered how these invertebrate eyes continue growing during adulthood.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

"It clogs up all that invertebrate life on the bed of the river and it means the fish are not getting the food they require."

From BBC • Sep. 24, 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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