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cephalochordate

American  
[sef-uh-loh-kawr-deyt] / ˌsɛf ə loʊˈkɔr deɪt /

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Cephalochordata.

noun

  1. any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having fishlike characters but lacking a spinal column, comprising the lancelets.

cephalochordate British  
/ ˌsɛfələʊˈkɔːdeɪt /

noun

  1. any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a fishlike body and no vertebral column; a lancelet

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Cephalochordata

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cephalochordate Scientific  
/ sĕf′ə-lə-kôr′dāt′ /

  1. A member of the subphylum Cephalochordata of the phylum Chordata, whose only living species are the lancelets.

  2. See more at lancelet Compare hemichordate

Etymology

Origin of cephalochordate

< New Latin Cephalochordata; cephalo-, chordate

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Extinct members of this subphylum include Pikaia, which is the oldest known cephalochordate.

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