Inveterate vs. Invertebrate

Inveterateadjective

firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing

Inveterateadjective

(of a person) Having had a habit for a long time

Inveterateadjective

Malignant; virulent; spiteful.

Inveterateverb

(obsolete) To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.

Inveterateadjective

Old; long-established.

Inveterateadjective

Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.

Inveterateadjective

Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.

Inveterateadjective

Malignant; virulent; spiteful.

Inveterateverb

To fix and settle by long continuance.

Inveterateadjective

having a habit of long standing;

Inveterateadjective

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change

Inveterateadjective

(of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change

Invertebratenoun

An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.

Invertebratenoun

(informal) A spineless person; a coward.

Invertebrateadjective

Lacking a backbone.

Invertebrateadjective

Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.

Invertebratenoun

any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

Invertebrateadjective

lacking a backbone or spinal column;

Invertebratenoun

an animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusc, annelid, coelenterate, etc. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 per cent of animal species and about thirty different phyla.

Invertebrateadjective

denoting an invertebrate or relating to the invertebrates as a group.

Invertebrateadjective

irresolute; spineless

Invertebrate

Invertebrates are animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column (commonly known as a backbone or spine), derived from the notochord. This includes all animals apart from the subphylum Vertebrata.