Hem. (Hemichordata)

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• hemichordate — /hem i kawr dayt/, Zool. adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms. n. 2. a hemichordate animal, having a vertebratelike hollow nerve cord …   Universalium

• hemichordate — hem•i•chor•date [[t]ˌhɛm ɪˈkɔr deɪt[/t]] adj. 1) ivt belonging or pertaining to the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small marine invertebrates, as the acorn worms, that have a vertebratelike hollow nerve cord and an echinodermlike larval stage 2) …   From formal English to slang

• hemichordate — noun or adjective see hemichordata * * * /hem i kawr dayt/, Zool. adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms. n. 2. a hemichordate animal,… …   Useful english dictionary

• hemichordate — [hem΄ikôr′dāt΄] adj. [ HEMI + CHORDATE] of or pertaining to a phylum (Hemichordata) of wormlike marine animals with visceral clefts and primitive nervous and circulatory systems n. any hemichordate animal …   English World dictionary