chordate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *chordate*:
NOUN	animal	chordate	any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
ADJECTIVE	pert	chordate	of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata

English > *chordate*: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	Of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata.
Nouns	Chordata	comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
Nouns	chordate	any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

English > *chordate*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column.
Member of	Chordata, phylum Chordata	Comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
Narrower	cephalochordate	Fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
	tunicate, urochordate, urochord	Primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
	vertebrate, craniate	animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
Broader	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna	A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Spanish	chordata, cordado, cordados
Catalan	cordat
Adjectives	chordate	of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata

HyperDic: chordate