Associations to the word «Chordate»

Wiktionary

CHORDATE, noun. A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine
CHORDATE, adjective. Of such animals.

Dictionary definition

CHORDATE, noun. Any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column.
CHORDATE, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata.

Wise words

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