cephalochordate

ceph·a·lo·chor·date

C0206400 (sĕf′ə-lə-kôr′dāt′)n. See lancelet.

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[From New Latin Cephalochordāta, subphylum name : cephalo- + Chordāta, chordate phylum; see chordate.]

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ceph′a·lo·chor′date adj.

cephalochordate

(ˌsɛfələʊˈkɔːdeɪt) n (Animals) any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a fishlike body and no vertebral column; lanceletadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cephalochordata

ceph·a·lo·chor·date

(sĕf′ə-lə-kôr′dāt′) Any of various primitive chordate animals that lack a true vertebral column, having a notochord instead. The lancelets are cephalochordates.

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cephalochordate - fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal columnchordate - any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal columnCephalochordata, subphylum Cephalochordata - lanceletsamphioxus, lancelet - small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates