invertebrates是什么意思？

invertebrates

英[ɪn'vɜ:təbreɪts] 美[ɪn'vɜtəbreɪts]

• n. 无脊椎动物( invertebrate的名词复数 )；

例句

• an excretory organ of certain invertebrates. 某些无脊椎动物的排泄器官
• But regulators with spine are still better than invertebrates. 但是那些有脊梁的监管者还是比那些软骨头好多了.
• Insects and worms are all invertebrates. 昆虫和蠕虫都是无脊椎动物。
• They prey on other invertebrates, which they capture with a unique proboscis. 它们用独特的吻捕食其它无脊椎动物.
• In the earthworm and many other invertebrates, these excretory structures are called nephridia. 在蚯蚓和许多其它无脊椎动物中, 这些排泄结构称为肾管.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  无脊椎动物
  An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a spine, for example an insect, a worm, or an octopus.