Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invertebrates
Noun
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More than 18,000 fish species live in the freshwater systems around the world -- accounting for nearly 25% of all vertebrates on the planet, according to the paper.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025 -
This suggests that a role in the development of this region for hox genes is the ancestral state, and was present prior to the limbed vertebrates diverging from fish.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dugongs are related to manatees and, like manatees, are herbivores feeding on marine plants, according to Oceana.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Our results resonate with growing evidence that preserving today’s living large herbivores and understanding the diversity of their ecological niches is crucial for conserving functional ecosystems.—
Aditya Reddy Kurre,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Invertebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invertebrates. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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