单词 | chordate |
释义 | chord2 /körd/noun
ORIGIN: Gr chordē a string, intestine chorˈda noun (pl chorˈdae) (zoology)
chordˈal adjective chordamesˈoderm noun (anatomy and zoology) The layer of specialized cells in the middle of a developing embryo which forms the notochord and structures of the central nervous system chorˈdate noun A member of the Chordāta, a phylum of the animal kingdom, including the vertebrates and protochordates, animals possessing a notochord at some stage of their development (also adjective) chordophone /körˈdō-fōn/ noun (music) Any instrument in which a string vibrates to produce a sound, including the zither, piano, lute, lyre and harp chordophonic /-fonˈik/ adjective chordotomy noun see under cord strike a chord To prompt a feeling of recognition, familiarity, empathy, etc touch the right chord To elicit the appropriate emotional or sympathetic response |
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