Invertebrate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014909",
  "term": "Invertebrate",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "1. An animal that lacks a backbone. Aquatic invertebrates include squids, shrimps, crabs, mollusks and sea stars.\n\n2. Animals that have no spinal column.\n\n3. An animal having no backbone or spinal column.\n\n4. Animal that lacks a backbone. Aquatic invertebrates include squids, shrimps, crabs, mollusks and sea stars.",
    "1. Animals without backbones: e.g. insects, spiders, crayfish, worms, snails, mussels, clams, etc.\n\n2. Species of animals that do not have a spinal column. Familiar examples of invertebrates include insects, crabs, lobsters and their kin, snails, clams, octopuses and their kin, starfish, sea-urchins and their kin, and worms."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Biological substances",
    "Water"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)",
    "USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary",
    "Ecological Risk Assessment Glossary of Terms",
    "Aquatic Resources Awareness Course for Real Estate Appraisers Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/invertebrate/"
}