invertebrate; animal without a backbone
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invertebrate; animal lacking a backbone or notochord
technicalComprises approximately 97% of all animal species, including phyla such as Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria (jellyfish), Arthropoda (insects, crustaceans), Mollusca (snails, octopuses), and Echinodermata (starfish).
Kūn昆
chóng虫
hé和
zhī蜘
zhū蛛
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
wú无
jǐ脊
zhuī椎
dòng动
wù物
。
Insects and spiders are both invertebrates.
Wú无
jǐ脊
zhuī椎
dòng动
wù物
zài在
hǎi海
yáng洋
zhōng中
zhàn占
jù据
le了
jué绝
dà大
duō多
shù数
。
Invertebrates make up the vast majority of marine life.
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Hǎi海
mián绵
shì是
zuì最
yuán原
shǐ始
de的
wú无
jǐ脊
zhuī椎
dòng动
wù物
zhī之
yī一
。
Sponges are among the most primitive invertebrates.