notochord
Meanings
noun
- A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine.
- A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops.
Word forms
Etymology
From noto- + chord.
Derived words
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