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because they have no back bone so there fore they are invertebrates

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Is a muskox an invertebrate?

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Is a snowy owls a vertebrate or an invertebrate?

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Is a whale an invertebrate or an vertebrate?

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Are snail vertebrates on invertebrates?

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What is the collective noun of slugs?

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