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noun
A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops.
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noun
a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis
Narrower terms: urochord
History
From noto- + chord.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
