Chordata

[ kawr-dey-tuh, -dah- ]

/ kɔrˈdeɪ tə, -ˈdɑ- /

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the phylum comprising the chordates.

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1875–80; <New Latin, equivalent to chord(a) (see chord¹) + Latin -āta, neuter plural of -ātus-ate¹

The higher animals begin with the twelfth phylum, namely, the Chordata, or vertebrates.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
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
So we see that the Arthropods, unlike the worms and the Chordata, have obliterated all record of their poor relations.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life|B. Lindsay
Let us now consider some other creatures that resemble vertebrates in some ways, and help to form the group of Chordata.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life|B. Lindsay

Perforating gills (of vertebrates and other chordata), 142, 144.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life|B. Lindsay

Chordata

[ kôr-dā′tə ]

The phylum of animals whose members have a single dorsal nerve cord and a notochord and gill slits during some stage in their development.