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urochordate

American

[yoor-uh-kawr-deyt] / ˌjʊər əˈkɔr deɪt /

adjective

having a urochord.

noun

a urochordate animal.

Etymology

Origin of urochordate

1945–50; < New Latin Urochordata; see uro- ², chord ¹, -ata ¹

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