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Noun: notochord  'now-tu,kord
  1. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

Derived forms: notochords

Type of: back, backbone, rachis [technical], spinal column, spine, vertebral column

Encyclopedia: Notochord