cephalochordate

[ sef-uh-loh-kawr-deyt ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Cephalochordata.

noun

1. any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having fishlike characters but lacking a spinal column, comprising the lancelets.

cephalochordate

/ ˌsɛfələʊˈkɔːdeɪt /

noun

1. any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a fishlike body and no vertebral column; a lancelet

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Cephalochordata

cephalochordate

/ sĕf′ə-lə-kôr′dāt′ /

1. A member of the subphylum Cephalochordata of the phylum Chordata, whose only living species are the lancelets.
2. See more at lanceletCompare hemichordate

Word History and Origins

Origin of cephalochordate¹

< New Latin Cephalochordata; cephalo-, chordate