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cordates

cordates is the plural of cordate.

Meaning of cordate

Noun

cordate (plural cordates)

  1. Any animal with a heart.
    • If, for instance, the context:1970, Willard Van Orman Quine, Philosophy of Logic, pages 8–9
  2. A heart-shaped hand axe.
    • The upper loam (E) has been reported to have yielded several white-patinated implements, including a large number of pointed handaxes, cordates, ovates and cleavers.1977, D. K. Bhattacharya, Dibyendu Kanti Bhattacharya, Palaeolithic Europe, page 46

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What is cordates the plural of?
Cordates is the plural of cordate.

Words near cordates in the dictionary

  1. Cordaro
  2. Cordaros
  3. cordate
  4. cordated
  5. cordately
  6. cordates
  7. cordax
  8. cordaxes
  9. cordeau
  10. cordeaux
  11. Cordeaux Heights

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