chordata
NounSynonyms:
phylum Chordata
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Noun (1)
- comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochordSynonyms: phylum ChordataType of phylumMember of Animalia, kingdom AnimaliaMembers Vertebrata, Cephalochordata, chordate family, chordate, Urochordata, chordate genus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Chor·da′ta plural noun
Origin: NL., fr. L. chorda cord.
Zoology A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal nervous cord.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54