chordate
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
chordate
(noun) any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chordate (plural chordates)
A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine
chordate (not comparable)
Of such animals.
Source: Wiktionary
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
