Associations to the word «Cephalochordate»

Wiktionary

CEPHALOCHORDATE, noun. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
CEPHALOCHORDATE, adjective. Of or pertaining to these creatures.

Dictionary definition

CEPHALOCHORDATE, noun. Fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column.

Wise words

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