chordate
A member of the phylum ChordataA member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.
» Lancelets are the most primitive chordates.
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1 sensesA member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.
Chordatier
хо́рдовыйxórdovyj
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
Examples
9 sentencesLancelets are the most primitive chordates.
There are many types of chordate.
There are many kinds of chordate.
The largest animal phyla are the arthropods, the mollusks, and the chordates.
Chordates are the third largest animal phylum.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Translingual Chordata.Borrowed from Translingual Chordata.
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