chordate
/kawr-deyt/US // ˈkɔr deɪt //UK // (ˈkɔːˌdeɪt) //
弦乐类,弦系动物,弦乐类动物,弦乐系
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : belonging or pertaining to the phylum Chordata, comprising animals having a notochord, as the lancelets and tunicates, as well as all the true vertebrates, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a chordate animal.
Examples
The experiment revealed traces of bacteria, plants, arthropods, nematodes, fungi, and chordates, showing that under the right conditions, middens may be storehouses of information from across the tree of life.
It is in many respects the simplest in structure among Chordate animals.
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