Meaning Of The Word Cephalochordate

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Cephalochordate Meaning

Cephalochordate Definition
Cephalochordate Definition

What's The Definition Of Cephalochordate?

cephalochordate in American English
any animal of this subphylum; amphioxus; lancelet
of a subphylum (Cephalochordata) of small, fishlike chordates that have a permanent notochord extending from the anterior to the posterior end
adjective: belonging or pertaining to the Cephalochordata
noun: any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having fishlike characters but lacking a spinal column, comprising the lancelets

cephalochordate in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Cephalochordata
noun: any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a fishlike body and no vertebral column; lancelet

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