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hemichordateOne entry found. Main Entry: hemi·chor·date Pronunciation: \-ˈkȯr-dət, -ˈkȯr-ˌdāt\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Hemichordata, from hemi- + Chordata chordates Date: 1885 : 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
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