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Adjective: chordate  'kor,deyt
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
Noun: chordate  'kor,deyt
  1. Any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

Sounds like: cordate

Derived forms: chordates

Type of: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

Part of: Chordata, phylum Chordata

Encyclopedia: Chordate