urochord
/ˈjʊərə(ʊ)kɔːd/ /ˈjɔːrə(ʊ)kɔːd/Zoology
noun
1A notochord that is confined to or present in the tail region, especially as characteristic of certain tunicates (urochordates). Now rare.
2= urochordate rare.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From uro- + chord.
- jump instruction
- jump into bed with
- jump in with both feet
- jump jet
- jump jockey
- jump lead
- jump off
- jump on
- jump on the bandwagon
- jump (or be thrown) in at the deep end
- jump (or leap) to conclusions (or the conclusion)
- jump out
- jump out of one's skin
- jump ring
- jump rope
- jump seat
- jump shift
- jump ship
- jump shot
- jump someone's bones
- jump-start
- jumpstation
- jumpsuit
- jump the gun
- jump the queue (or jump in line)