chordates

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Definition of chordates in English English dictionary: plural of chordate
chordate: A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine
chordate: Any member of the phylum Chordata, which includes the most highly evolved animals, the vertebrates, as well as the marine invertebrate cephalochordates (see amphioxus) and tunicates. All chordates, at some time in their life cycle, possess a dorsal supporting rod (notochord), gill slits, and a dorsal nerve cord. Unlike vertebrates, tunicates and cephalochordates lack any kind of brain or skeleton. Chordate bodies consist of a body wall encasing a gut, with a space between called the coelom. The body is usually long and bilaterally symmetrical, with the mouth and sense organs at the front end
chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
chordate: of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
chordate: Of such animals
chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
chordate: {i} member of the phylum Chordata that comprises the most highly developed animals (vertebrates, Craniata, marine invertebrate, etc.)

chordates

Turkish pronunciation

kôrdeyts

/ˈkôrˌdāts/ /ˈkɔːrˌdeɪts/

[ 'kor-"dAt, -d&t ] (noun.) 1897. ultimately from Latin chorda cord.

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