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chordate

/ˈkɔːdeɪt/US/ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/

chordate noun: a member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.

Noun

chordate (plural chordates)

  1. A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.

Adjective

chordate (not comparable)

  1. Of such animals.

chordate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Punjabi

chordate in Hindi

a member of the phylum Chordata
रज्जुप्राणी rajjuprāṇī

chordate in Tamil

a member of the phylum Chordata
முதுகுநாணி mutukunāṇi

chordate in Marathi

a member of the phylum Chordata
रज्जुप्राणी rajjuprāṇī

chordate in Punjabi

a member of the phylum Chordata
ਰੱਜੁਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ rajjuprāṇī
More languagesFewer languages
chordate in Gujarati
રજ્જુપ્રાણી rajjuprāṇī
chordate in Nepali
रज्जुप्राणी rajjuprāṇī
chordate in Tagalog
tayudturan
chordate in Arabic
حَبْلِيّ ḥabliyy
chordate in Persian
طنابداران
chordate in Vietnamese
động vật có dây sống
chordate in Myanmar
ကော်ဒိတ် kaudit

Forms of chordate

pluralchordates

Origin of chordate

Borrowed from Translingual Chordata.

Words formed from chordate

Questions about chordate

What does chordate mean?
Chordate means a member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.
What is chordate in Hindi?
Chordate in Hindi is रज्जुप्राणी (rajjuprāṇī). See Chordate meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is chordate?
Chordate can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce chordate?
Chordate is pronounced /ˈkɔːdeɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of chordate?
The plural of chordate is chordates.

Words near chordate in the dictionary

  1. chordality
  2. chordally
  3. chordamesoderm
  4. chordamesodermal
  5. chordariaceous
  6. chordate
  7. chordatelike
  8. chordates
  9. chorded
  10. chordee
  11. chordees

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