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chordate (iou)



chordate adjective & noun. L19.
[from mod. Latin Chordata, from Latin CHORDA: see -ATE1.]
Zoology.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the phylum Chordata of animals which possess a notochord (for at least some part of their lives). L19.
b. noun. A member of this phylum, including all vertebrates, cephalochordates (lancelets), and (usu.) urochordates. E20.