Chordata
[kawr-dey-tuh, -dah-]
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noun Zoology.
the phylum comprising the chordates.
Origin of Chordata
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Perforating gills (of vertebrates and other chordata), 142, 144.
Stories of the Universe: Animal LifeB. Lindsay
Is such an element to be recognized in the head of the Chordata?
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)Francis Maitland Balfour
All the vertebrates are included in a single phylum—Chordata.
Zoology: The Science of Animal LifeErnest Ingersoll
It may be convenient to shew in a definite way the bearing of the above speculations on the phylogeny of the Chordata.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)Francis Maitland Balfour
The epiblast in a large number of Chordata arises as a single row of more or less columnar cells.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)Francis Maitland Balfour
Chordata
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Chordata
[kôr-dā′tə]
n.
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