notochord
noun
a rodlike cord of cells that forms the chief axial supporting structure of the body of the lower chordates, as amphioxus and the cyclostomes, and of the embryos of the vertebrates.
notochordal
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a word derived from
notochord.
Example Sentences
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Because this diverticulum has the vacuolated appearance of the notochordal tissue of higher animals, it has been regarded as a notochord.
From Journal of Entomology and Zoology Volume Eleven, Number Two, June 1919 by Various
Cartilaginous neural arches and spines, formed outside the notochordal sheath, enclose the spinal cord in an arcade.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The rounded intercentrum in both is an incomplete ring enclosing the notochordal canal.
From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth) Eaton
The sphenoid condyles, seen in posterior view, issue from the dorsal margin of the notochordal socket.
From A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas by Joan Echols
Probably the whole posterior surface of the braincase slanted posteroventrally; consequently the rim of the notochordal canal was about 3.0 mm. behind the margin of the parietals.
From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth) Eaton
