Associations to the word «Notochord»

Wiktionary

NOTOCHORD, noun. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine
NOTOCHORD, noun. A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops

Dictionary definition

NOTOCHORD, noun. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates.

Wise words

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Friedrich Nietzsche