Chordata
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Chordata
1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to chord ( a ) ( see chord 1) + Latin -āta, neuter plural of -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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All members of the phylum Chordata are called chordates, and exhibit certain characteristics during at least one stage of life: a dorsal hollow nerve cord, a tail that extends beyond the anus, and pharyngeal pouches.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
The class Mammalia is placed in the phylum Chordata, in which all of the animals have a nerve cord.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
The most conspicuous and familiar members of Chordata are vertebrates, but this phylum also includes two groups of invertebrate chordates.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Within the kingdom Animalia, fish, rabbits, cats, foxes, jackals, wolves, and dogs are in the phylum Chordata.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
A useful introduction to the study of the vertebrate brain is that of the Amphioxus, one of the lowest of the Chordata or animals having a notochord.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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