chordate

chordate

 [kor´dāt]

1. an animal of the Chordata.

2. having a notochord.

chor·date

(kōr'dāt), Do not confuse this word with cordate.

An animal of the phylum Chordata.

chordate

(kôr′dāt′, -dĭt)

n.

Any of numerous animals of the phylum Chordata, having at some stage of development a dorsal nerve cord, a notochord, and gill slits and including all vertebrates, the hagfishes, and certain marine animals such as the lancelets and the tunicates.

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chor′date adj.

chor·date

(kōr'dāt)

An animal of the phylum Chordata.

chordate

1. any animal of the phylum Chordata, characterized by the presence of a notochord, hollow dorsal nerve cord and gill slits. The major subdivisions are the PROTOCHORDATES and the VERTEBRATES.
2. of or relating to the Chordata.