Associations to the word «Chordata»

Wiktionary

CHORDATA, proper noun. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Deuterostomia   — animals having a notochord at some stage of their development.
CHORDATA CRANIATA, proper noun. A taxonomic clade within the phylum Chordata   — cordates with a bony or cartilaginous head.

Dictionary definition

CHORDATA, noun. Comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord.

Wise words

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