invertebrate — ozdic

Collocations

2

INVERTEBRATE + NOUN

gianni, infantino, president

ADV.

morally

Definitions

noun

1

An animal without vertebrae (i.e., without a backbone).

Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.

2

A spineless person; a coward.

adj

1

Without a backbone: without vertebrae.

Tear it up, and put a fragment under the microscope, and, wonder of wonders! see the maze of geometric forms exhibited in the bones of the creature; for who can help regarding the spicules as bones, even though a sponge be invertebrate?

2

Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character.

This week Fifa’s morally invertebrate president, Gianni Infantino, gave a speech that attempted to paint his World Cup as a marker of a grand struggle between the bright new world and corrupt old Europe, with Infantino himself the Mandela at its centre.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — lacking a backbone or spinal column

spineless

Antonyms

vertebrate

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to bein

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Tear it up, and put a fragment under the microscope, and, wonder of wonders! see the maze of geometric forms exhibited in the bones of the creature; for who can help regarding the spicules as bones, e

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This week Fifa’s morally invertebrate president, Gianni Infantino, gave a speech that attempted to paint his World Cup as a marker of a grand struggle between the bright new world and corrupt old Euro

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Usage Notes

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