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Chordata
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Chordata /Chor·da·ta/ (kor-dat´ah) a phylum of the animal kingdom comprising all animals having a notochord during some developmental stage.
Chor·da·ta (kôr-dt)
n.
The phylum of animals whose members have a single dorsal nerve cord and a notochord and gill slits during some stage in their development.
Chordata
a phylum of the animal kingdom comprising all animals having a notochord during some developmental stage.
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