- plural of invertebrate.
invertebrates
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"When things started to come back, different types of fish species, invertebrates, all back, I'm like the most happiest person in the whole village," Duwai said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 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
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 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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