Main Entry:

chor·date

Pronunciation:

\ˈkȯr-ˌdāt, -dət\

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