how to pronounce invertebrate

/ɪnˈvɜː.tɪ.bɹət/

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invertebrate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of invertebrate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… so how does a tiny invertebrate hunt …”

meanings of invertebrate

noun:

A spineless person; a coward.
An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.

adjective:

Lacking a backbone.

invertebrate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word invertebrate occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics invertebrate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that invertebrate can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;