Meaning Of The Word Chordate
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Chordate Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Chordate?
chordate in American English
any of a phylum (Chordata) of animals having at some stage of development a notochord, gill slits, and a dorsal tubular nerve cord: the phylum includes the vertebrates, tunicates, and lancelets adjective: belonging or pertaining to the phylum Chordata, comprising the true vertebrates and those animals having a notochord, as the lancelets and tunicates noun: a chordate animal chordate in British English adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Chordata noun: any animal of the phylum Chordata, including the vertebrates and protochordates, characterized by a notochord, dorsal tubular nerve cord, and pharyngeal gill slits |
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