prechordate
/priːˈkɔːdeɪt/Zoology
noun
An animal considered to represent an evolutionary stage ancestral to the chordates.
adjective
That is an evolutionary ancestor of the chordates; occurring or originating prior to the evolution of the chordates.
Origin
1920s. From pre- + chordate.
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