| NOUN | animal | notochord | 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 |
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| Sounds | now'tahkao.rd | |
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| Rhymes | aboard ... Woodward: 73 rhymes with aord... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Narrower | urochord | A notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region |
| Broader | spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis | The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |
| Spanish | notocorda, notocordio | |
| Catalan | notocorda, notocordi | |
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