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noun
any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone
of subphylum Cephalochordata
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noun
any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone
of subphylum Cephalochordata
of order Amphioxiformes
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noun
small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: amphioxus
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Broader terms: cephalochordate
History
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Across languages
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