Invertebrate
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An invertebrate (in contrast to a vertebrate), is an animal with no spine. Most living things are invertebrates, including arthropods, molluscs, and bacteria.
Sharks and rays are a special class under this description, since they do not have bony skeletons, and hence no spine. They do, however, have a similar structure to vertebrates. They are called notochords.