Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invertebrates
Noun
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Birds, the warm-blooded and feathered vertebrates, are being used to put romantic partners to the test.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025 -
The species feeds by relying on symbiotic bacteria to break down fats inside the bones of large vertebrates, like whales.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jasper County Sheriff's Department Kristen Moore, director of wildlife for the Hattiesburg Zoo said the primates, native to Asia, are typically herbivores and generally prefer running away over attacking.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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There is a chili style for everyone — it can be adapted for carnivores or vegetarians, brimming with beans or bobbing with chunky vegetables.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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“Invertebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invertebrates. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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