Definition of chordate
: any of a phylum (Chordata) of animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill slits and including the vertebrates, lancelets, and tunicates
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Origin and Etymology of chordate
ultimately from Latin chorda cord
First Known Use: 1897
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