无脊椎动物

無脊椎動物

wújǐzhuī dòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 invertebrate

Characters

thing; creature

Examples

HSK 7-9

蜗牛和蚯蚓都是无脊椎动物。

Wōniú hé qiūyǐn dōu shì wújǐzhuī dòngwù.

Snails and earthworms are both invertebrates.

HSK 7-9

地球上绝大多数动物种类都是无脊椎动物。

Dìqiú shàng juédàduōshù dòngwù zhǒnglèi dōu shì wújǐzhuī dòngwù.

The vast majority of animal species on Earth are invertebrates.

Tips

usage

The opposite is 脊椎动物, vertebrates. Insects, spiders, snails, worms, jellyfish and octopuses all belong here, about 95 percent of known animal species.

Stroke Order

无 wú

脊 jǐ

椎 zhuī

动 dòng

物 wù