English Explanatory Dictionary

chordate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːdeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chordate.wav /ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/

Word forms

chordate chordates

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chordata.

Derived words

achordate nonchordate prechordate protochordate
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