chordate animals

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• chordate — [kôr′dāt΄] n. [L chorda (see CORD) + ATE1] any of a phylum (Chordata) of animals having at some stage of development a notochord, gill slits, and a dorsal tubular nerve cord: the phylum includes the vertebrates, tunicates, and lancelets …   English World dictionary

• Chordate — Chordata Temporal range: Early Cambrian – Recent, 540–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• chordate — /kawr dayt/, Zool. adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the phylum Chordata, comprising the true vertebrates and those animals having a notochord, as the lancelets and tunicates. n. 2. a chordate animal. [1885 90; see CHORDATA] * * * Any member of… …   Universalium

• chordate — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin chorda cord Date: 1897 any of a phylum (Chordata) of animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill clefts and including the vertebrates,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chordate — chor•date [[t]ˈkɔr deɪt[/t]] adj. 1) zool. belonging or pertaining to the phylum Chordata, comprising the true vertebrates and those animals having a notochord, as the lancelets and tunicates 2) zool. a chordate animal • Etymology: 1885–90; <… …   From formal English to slang

• chordate — /ˈkɔdeɪt/ (say kawdayt) adjective 1. belonging or relating to the Chordata, the phylum that includes the vertebrates and those animals (protochordates) that have a notochord, such as the lancelets and the tunicates. –noun 2. a chordate animal.… …  

• chordate — 1. noun /ˈkɔːdeɪt,ˈkɔːrdeɪt/ A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine 2. adjective /ˈkɔːdeɪt,ˈkɔːrdeɪt/ …   Wiktionary

• chordate — n. member of the phylum Chordata that comprises the most highly developed animals (vertebrates, Craniata, marine invertebrate, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• List of animals — * List of chordate orders Linnaean orders within Chordata * List of animals by species biological classifications * List of animals (Borges) famous paradoxical literary list * List of animal names possible alternate terms for common animals *… …   Wikipedia

• vertebrate — /verr teuh brit, brayt /, adj. 1. having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium… …   Universalium

• Craniata — For the class of brachiopods, see Craniforma. Craniata Temporal range: Early Cambrian Recent …   Wikipedia