CHORDATE


Meaning of CHORDATE in English

n. & adj.

--n. any animal of the phylum Chordata, possessing a notochord at some stage during its development.

--adj. of or relating to the chordates.

Etymology: mod.L chordata f. L chorda CHORD(2) after Vertebrata etc.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.