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chordates

chordates is the plural of chordate.

Meaning of chordate

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.

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Questions about chordates

What is chordates the plural of?
Chordates is the plural of chordate.

Words near chordates in the dictionary

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

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