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Chor·da·ta

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–noun Zoology.

the phylum comprising the chordates.

[Origin: 1875–80; < NL, equiv. to chord(a) (see chord¹) + L -āta, neut. pl. of -ātus -ate¹

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chordata
noun
comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord

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Chordata Chor·da·ta (kôr-dā'tə)
n.
The phylum of animals whose members have a single dorsal nerve cord and a notochord and gill slits during some stage in their development.

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Main Entry: Chor·da·ta
Pronunciation: kor-'dät-&, -'dAt-&
Function: noun plural
: a phylum comprising animals having at least atsome stage of development a more or less well-developed notochord, a dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill clefts in the walls of the pharynx and including the vertebrates, lancelets, andtunicates —chor·date /'ko(&)r-"dAt, 'kord-&t/ noun or adjective

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Chordata

Chor*da"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. chorda cord.] (Zo["o]l.) A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal nervous cord.

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