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