Definitions for urochordˈyʊər əˌkɔrd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

u•ro•chordˈyʊər əˌkɔrd(n.)

  1. a notochord that is chiefly confined to the tail region, present in the larval stage of tunicates.

    Category: Zoology

Origin of urochord:

1875–80

u`ro•chor′dal(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tunicate, urochordate, urochord(noun)

    primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva

  2. urochord(noun)

    a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region

Wiktionary

  1. urochord(Noun)

    a notochord that is limited to the caudal region; especially in the Urochordata

  2. urochord(Noun)

    any marine organism of the Urochordata

Webster Dictionary

  1. Urochord(noun)

    the central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates


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