Associations to the word «Urochordate»

Wiktionary

UROCHORDATE, noun. (zoology) Any marine invertebrate of the subphylum Urochordata; the sea squirts

Dictionary definition

UROCHORDATE, noun. Primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva.

Wise words

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