chordate, a. and n. Zool.
(ˈkɔːdeɪt)
[ad. prec.]
Belonging to, having the characters of, or a member of the Chordata.
| 1889 Cent. Dict., Chordate, a. 1897 [see hemichordate def., s.v. hemi-]. 1927 Haldane & Huxley Animal Biol. ii. 79 They are therefore all classed as Vertebrates (or Chordates, with reference to the notochord). 1958 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 23 Apr. 892 Studies on the nervous systems of lower chordates. 1959 [see acorn-worm]. |