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"INVERTEBRATES" is a plural of: invertebrate. |
Date "INVERTEBRATES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1991. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Animals that have no spinal column. (references) |
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 | The Snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina, is easily confused with the alligator snapping turtle. Considered ill-tempered, they feed on invertebrates, fish, reptiles, carrion, etc. and a surprising amount of vegetation. These turtles trapped in the fresh and brackish waters of bay tributaries and sold to restaurants for use in soups and stews. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | St. Mary's College of Maryland student investigating the various seaweeds and invertebrates found in Massachusetts tide pools. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Dave Meyer conducts a throw trap sample of high marsh tide pools on the remnant islands of the Poplar Island archipelago. The collection will help to determine the types and number of small fish and invertebrates that use the tide pools. The collection was looking to determine which species exist in the tide pools where there is no threat from predation. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Dead surf clams and other invertebrates after the spill. Sampling to determine mortality and other information about the animals killed during the spill lasted 4-5 months. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Tidal flats in estuaries are important foraging areas for shorebirds, including these dowitchers which use their long bills to probe the mud for worms and other invertebrates. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Different kinds of invertebrates, like this starfish, are commonly found in estuarine waters. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | Agricultural Research Service ecologists Charlie Cooper (left) and Scott Knight sample bottom sediments in Thighman Lake, Mississippi, for small invertebrates that indicate ecosystem health. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. | ||
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Health | Roundworms, or nematodes, are a group of invertebrates (animals having no backbone) with long, round bodies. (references) | |
An endocrine system is found in nearly all animals, including mammals, non-mammalian vertebrates (like fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds), and invertebrates (like snails, lobsters, insects, and other species). (references) | ||
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| "INVERTEBRATES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 96.88% of the time. "INVERTEBRATES" is used about 192 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 96.88% | 186 | 22,556 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 2.08% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.04% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 192 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "INVERTEBRATES": Age of invertebrates ♦ the invertebrates. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "INVERTEBRATES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fisk,ikke havpattedyr,krebsdyr,bløddyr og hvirvelløse dyr,der lever i vand,samt varer deraf (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vis,geen zeezoogdieren,schaal-en weekdieren en andere ongewervelde waterdieren en bereidingen daarvan (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vedessä elävät selkärangattomat (aquatic invertebrates), nilviäisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), meressä eläviä selkärangattomia sekä niistä valmistettuja tuotteita (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), lukuun ottamatta meri-imettäväisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), kala (fish), äyriäisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | invertébrés aquatiques (aquatic invertebrates), poissons, l'exclusion des mammifères marins,crustacés,mollusques et autres invertébrés aquatiques et préparations (molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | die Wirbellosen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ψάρια,εκτός από θαλάσσια θηλαστικά,οστρακοειδή,μαλάκια και άλλα υδρόβια ασπόνδυλα και παρασκευάσματα από ψάρια (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pesci,esclusi i mammiferi marini,crostacei,molluschi ed altri invertebrati acquatici e preparazioni a base di pesce (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | invertebratesay peixes,com exclusão dos mamíferos marinhos,crustáceos,moluscos e outros invertebrados aquáticos e seus preparados (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references) pescados,excepto los mamíferos marinos,crustáceos,moluscos y otros invertebrados acuáticos;preparados de pescado (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references) omurgasızlar (the invertebrates). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"INVERTEBRATES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: intertebrate, invertabrate, invertbrate, invertebrae, inverterate, invertibrate, invertibrates. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "INVERTEBRATES" (pronounced i'nver"tubruts or i'nver"tubrā'ts) |
| 4 | -r u t s | berets, carats, carrots, culprits, demerits, ferrets, garrets, inherits, interprets, merits, parrots, pirates, portraits, secrets, spirits. |
| 3 | -u t s | advocates, affidavits, affiliates, affricates, agates, aggregates, amulets, animates, anklets, approximates, articulates, associates, audits, Babbitts, ballots, bandits, banquets, barbiturates, baronets, baskets, bigots, billets, biscuits, blankets, bluebonnets, booklets, bracelets, brackets, branchlets, buckets, budgets, buffets, bullets, cabinets, carpets, caskets, certificates, chariots, chestnuts, cheviots, chocolates, ciliates, circuits, climates, closets, comets, compatriots, composites, conduits, conglomerates, consulates, coordinates, correlates, covets, credits, crickets, deficits, degenerates, deposits, diets, digits, discredits, dockets, doctorates, droplets, edits, electorates, electromagnets, elicits, Emirates, ergots, estimates, exhibits, exits, eyelets, facets, faucets, favorites, fillets, frigates, gadgets, gaskets, graduates, guesstimates, habits, hamlets, hatchets, helmets, helots, hermits, hornets, hypermarkets, idiots, illiterates, inaugurates, ingots, inhabits, inhibits, initiates, intermediates, intimates, islets, jackets, jesuits, junkets, laminates, lancets, laureates, leaflets, legates, limits, limpets, maggots, magnets, markets, microcircuits, microclimates, midgets, millets, minutes, moderates, nonprofits, nuggets, nutlets, omelets, opiates, opposites, orbits, packets, palates, pallets, pamphlets, particulates, patriots, peanuts, pellets, perquisites, pickets, pickpockets, piglets, pilots, planets, platelets, plaudits, plummets, pockets, poets, posits, prelates, prerequisites, privates, profits, prohibits, prophets, puppets, quiets, quintuplets, rackets, racquets, requisites, revisits, rickets, riots, rivets, rockets, russets, sextuplets, silicates, snippets, sockets, solicits, spigots, starlets, summits, supermarkets, surrogates, tablets, targets, tenets, thickets, tickets, toilets, trinkets, triplets, trumpets, turrets, underestimates, undergraduates, unfortunates, units, violets, visits, wallets, wastebaskets, whats, wickets, widgets, zealots. |
| 9 | -v er" t u b r ā' t s | vertebrates. |
| 6 | -u b r ā' t s | celebrates. |
| 4 | -r ā' t s | arbitrates, aspirates, birthrates, castrates, concentrates, demonstrates, disintegrates, emigrates, frustrates, illustrates, integrates, magistrates, nitrates, orchestrates, penetrates, substrates. |
| 3 | -ā' t s | abbreviates, abdicates, accelerates, accommodates, accumulates, activates, aggravates, alienates, allocates, alternates, anticipates, appreciates, appropriates, attenuates, automates, calculates, carbonates, chordates, circulates, classmates, commemorates, communicates, compensates, complicates, condensates, consolidates, contaminates, contemplates, cooperates, corroborates, culminates, cultivates, dedicates, delegates, deliberates, delineates, depreciates, designates, deteriorates, deviates, differentiates, discriminates, dissipates, distillates, dominates, donates, duplicates, educates, elaborates, elevates, eliminates, enumerates, escalates, evaluates, evaporates, exacerbates, exaggerates, exonerates, expatriates, exterminates, fabricates, facilitates, fascinates, floodgates, fluctuates, formulates, generates, gravitates, heavyweights, herniates, hesitates, hydrogenates, illuminates, imitates, implicates, incorporates, inculcates, indicates, infuriates, inmates, interstates, intimidates, investigates, irritates, isolates, legislates, liquidates, locates, magnates, mandates, manipulates, masturbates, Mithridates, mitigates, motivates, nameplates, necessitates, negotiates, nominates, obligates, operates, originates, oscillates, overestimates, overstates, oxalates, participates, permeates, perpetuates, playmates, pollinates, pontificates, postulates, potentates, predicates, predominates, primates, prognosticates, radiates, rebates, recapitulates, recreates, regulates, Rejuvenates, replicates, repudiates, resonates, reverberates, roommates, rotates, schoolmates, separates, shipmates, simulates, speculates, stimulates, stipulates, subordinates, substantiates, sulphates, syndicates, teammates, terminates, tolerates, understates, validates, vindicates. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-e-i-n-r-r-s-t-t-v" | |
-1 letter: invertebrate. | |
-2 letters: travertines, vertebrates. | |
-3 letters: entreaties, inveterate, reiterates, revertants, teaberries, travertine, veratrines, vertebrate. | |
-4 letters: anteverts, banterers, barrenest, barrettes, batteners, batteries, beaneries, bereavers, berrettas, birrettas, braveries, easterner, enervates, invertase, inverters, ratteners, reentries, reinstate, reiterate, restraint, restriven, retainers, retentive, retirants, retrieves, revertant, serviette, taverners, teentsier, tenebrist, ternaries, venerates, veratrine, veratrins, veritates, vertebrae, vertebras. | |
-5 letters: abetters, absentee, absenter. | |
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