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chordate

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chordate /chor·date/ (kor´dāt)
1. an animal of the Chordata.
2. having a notochord.
chor·date (kôrdt, -dt)
n.
An animal of the phylum Chordata, which includes all vertebrates.
chordate
1. an animal of the Chordata.
2. having a notochord.


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