chordate animals
1chordate — [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 …
2Chordate — Chordata Temporal range: Early Cambrian – Recent, 540–0 Ma …
3chordate — /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… …
4chordate — 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,… …
5chordate — 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; <… …
6chordate — /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.… …
7chordate — 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/ …
8chordate — n. member of the phylum Chordata that comprises the most highly developed animals (vertebrates, Craniata, marine invertebrate, etc.) …
9List 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 *… …
10vertebrate — /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… …
