CHORDATE

Chordate

Chordates are members of the phylum Chordata, deuterostome animals possessing a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail for at least some period of their life cycles. Taxonomically, the phylum includes the subphyla Vertebrata, including mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds; Tunicata, including salps and sea squirts; and Cephalochordata, comprising the lancelets.

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chordate

Noun

  1. A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine

Adjective

  1. Of such animals.


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