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hemichordate

hemichordate noun: any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord.

Noun

hemichordate (plural hemichordates)

  1. Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord.

Adjective

hemichordate (comparative more hemichordate, superlative most hemichordate)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of these animals.

hemichordate meaning in Tamil

hemichordate in Tamil

அரைநாணான

Forms of hemichordate

Noun
pluralhemichordates
Adjective
comparativemore hemichordate
superlativemost hemichordate

Origin of hemichordate

From hemi- + chordate.

Questions about hemichordate

What does hemichordate mean?
Hemichordate means any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord.
What is hemichordate in Tamil?
Hemichordate in Tamil is அரைநாணான. See Hemichordate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hemichordate?
Hemichordate can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of hemichordate?
The plural of hemichordate is hemichordates.

Words near hemichordate in the dictionary

  1. hemichannel
  2. hemichannels
  3. hemicholine
  4. hemicholinium
  5. hemicholiniums
  6. hemichordate
  7. hemichordates
  8. hemichorea
  9. hemichoreas
  10. hemichorial
  11. hemichrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hemichordate (page history and authors); hemichordate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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