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protochordate
[ proh-toh-kawr-deyt ]
noun
, Zoology.
- any of the nonvertebrate chordates, as the tunicates, cephalochordates, and hemichordates.
protochordate
/ ˌprəʊtəʊˈkɔːdeɪt /
noun
- any chordate animal of the subphyla Hemichordata (acorn worms), Urochordata (tunicates), and Cephalochordata (lancelets)
adjective
- of or relating to protochordates
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