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How to spell invertebrate
What it means
an animal without a backbone
How it sounds
/ˌɪˈnvɜrtəbrət/
Why it catches people out
Invertebr plus ate. An e before the br.
The spellings people reach for
- invertabrate
- invertibrate
- invertebrat
In a sentence
The worm is an invertebrate.