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| chor·date [ káwr dàyt ] (plural chor·dates) |
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animal of class including vertebrates: an animal that at some stage in its development has a main dorsal nerve cord, a skeletal rod notochord, and gill slits, including all vertebrates and some primitive invertebrate ocean animals. Phylum Chordata.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin chordata< Latin chorda "cord"] |
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 chor·date adjective |
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