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单词 chordate
释义

chordate

[ kawr-deyt ]
/ ˈkɔr deɪt /
Zoology

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the phylum Chordata, comprising animals having a notochord, as the lancelets and tunicates, as well as all the true vertebrates, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

noun

a chordate animal.

Origin of chordate

First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at Chordata

Words nearby chordate

chord, chorda, chordal, chordamesoderm, Chordata, chordate, chorda tendinea, chordates, chord chart, chordee, chording
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British Dictionary definitions for chordate

chordate
/ (ˈkɔːˌdeɪt) /

noun

any animal of the phylum Chordata, including the vertebrates and protochordates, characterized by a notochord, dorsal tubular nerve cord, and pharyngeal gill slits

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Chordata

Word Origin for chordate

C19: from Medieval Latin chordata; see chord 1 + -ate 1
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Medical definitions for chordate

chordate
[ kôrdāt′, -dĭt ]

n.

An animal of the phylum Chordata, which includes all vertebrates.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for chordate

chordate
[ kôrdāt′ ]

Any of a large group of animals of the phylum Chordata, having at some stage of development a notochord (flexible spinal column) and nerve cord running along the back, a tail stretching above and behind the anus, and gill slits. Chordates probably evolved before the Cambrian Period and are related to the hemichordates, echinoderms, and chaetognaths. The vertebrates, tunicates, and cephalochordates are the three main groups of chordates.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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