- plural of invertebrate.
invertebrates
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Invertebrates, however, were preserved using a wider range of liquids, including formalin, buffered solutions, or mixtures that contained additives such as glycerol.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
Invertebrates such as earthworms, slugs, tapeworms and snails, shown in Figure 34.5, are often hermaphroditic.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
This particular picture was highly commended in the Behaviour: Invertebrates category.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2020
Invertebrates, including squid, rely on innate immunity — a simpler, short-lived and ever-present battalion of defensive cells.
From Nature • Jan. 13, 2015
The head ganglia in these Invertebrates may, it is true, be analogous in function in certain ways to the brain of vertebrates.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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