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notochord

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notochord

Main Entry:: no·to·chord
Pronunciation:: \ˈnō-tə-ˌkȯrd\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Greek nōton, nōtos back + Latin chorda cord — more at cord
Date:: 1848

: a longitudinal flexible rod of cells that in the lowest chordates (as a lancelet or a lamprey) and in the embryos of the higher vertebrates forms the supporting axis of the body

— no·to·chord·al

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\ˌnō-tə-ˈkȯr-d^əl\ adjective

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