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1. (adj.) chordate
belonging or pertaining to the phylum Chordata, comprising the true vertebrates and those animals having a notochord, as the lancelets and tunicates.
2. (n.) chordate
a chordate animal.
Etymology: (1885–90; < NL Chordata=chord(a) string, cord)
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1. (adj) chordate
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
2. (adj) chordate
of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
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