chordate
- noun
- /ˈkɔrdɪt/
- Specialized
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cordado
- Birds and mammals are both examples of chordates that have distinct evolutionary paths.
- known chordates
Examples
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Scientists discovered a new species of chordate in the deep ocean, shedding light on vertebrate evolution.
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Even if chordates never existed, is there any evidence that molluscs could have fulfilled the same terrestrial role that would lead to industrial civilization?
Blog text (6) -
All of members of the chordate phylum.
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Think of the most primitive chordate we talked about, Ampiox.
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"Only on Earth do chordates thread their spinal cords through their vertebral columns.
Fiction book (2001) -
Perhaps the chordate crowd with their notochords, segmented muscles and big Bony skeletons.
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In my analogy, fine art and popular imagery together might be the familiar mammals and other chordates, and informational imagery the many other phyla.
Academic text (1995) -
Filter-feeding chordate jellyfishes known as "salps" dominate the North Pacific subtropical gyre.
Academic text (2003) -
The dolphin is a fascinating chordate known for its intelligence and social behavior.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chordate comes from the Greek root chord- meaning 'cord' or 'string', like the English word cord. Think of a 'back cord' — a soft line along the back that in many animals becomes the backbone — so chordate names animals that have that feature.
