Chordata
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Chordata
1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to chord ( a ) ( chord 1 ) + Latin -āta, neuter plural of -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Just one level more specific than kingdom, a phylum is a cavernous space to occupy alone: Our phylum, Chordata, overflows with more than 65,000 living species ranging from peacocks to whales to eels.
From Scientific American
If you are reading this, the odds are high that you are a member of the animal kingdom: phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, species Homo sapiens.
From Washington Post
Pyrosomes are pelagic Tunicates, which are part of Chordata, a phylum that includes humans.
From Washington Post
Chordata is the most well known group, even though it is quite small in the number of individuals it contains.
From Scientific American
As an example, we humans are a species called sapiens of the Genus Homo in the Family Hominid in the Order Primate of the Class Mammalia in the Phyla Chordata of the Animal Kingdom.
From Forbes
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