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Chordate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Chordate has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

2

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 or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata

2

Of such animals.

See Also
protochordate conodont nerve cord prechordate notochord development numerous nonchordate
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
animal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cephalochordate tunicate vertebrate
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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