hemichordate
hemi·chor·date
noun \-ˈkȯr-dət, -ˈkȯr-ˌdāt\Definition of HEMICHORDATE
: any of a phylum (Hemichordata) of wormlike marine animals (as an acorn worm) that have in the proboscis an outgrowth of the pharyngeal wall which superficially resembles the notochord of chordates
Origin of HEMICHORDATE
New Latin Hemichordata, from hemi- + Chordata chordates
First Known Use: 1885
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