无脊椎 Traditional form: 無脊椎 Pinyin (reading): wújǐzhuī Definitions: invertebrate Characters: 无 - no, not; lacking, -less 脊 - spine, backbone; ridge 椎 - spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet Traditional characters: 無 - no, not; lacking, -less 脊 - spine, backbone; ridge 椎 - spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet