n.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r- ˌ d ā t, -d ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Latin chorda cord
Date: 1897
: any of a phylum (Chordata) of animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill clefts and including the vertebrates, lancelets, and tunicates
– chordate adjective