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CEPHALOCHORDATE
cephalochordate
(noun) fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cephalochordate (plural cephalochordates)
Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
Adjective
cephalochordate (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to these creatures.
Source: Wiktionary
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