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hypochordal

hypochordal adjective: ventral to the spinal cord.

Adjective

hypochordal (not comparable)

  1. ventral to the spinal cord
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  2. Relating to the hypochord

Origin of hypochordal

From hypo- + chordal.

Questions about hypochordal

What does hypochordal mean?
Hypochordal means ventral to the spinal cord.
What part of speech is hypochordal?
Hypochordal is an adjective.

Words near hypochordal in the dictionary

  1. hypochondroplasia
  2. hypochondroplasias
  3. hypochondroplastic
  4. hypochondry
  5. hypochord
  6. hypochordal
  7. hypochords
  8. hypochorism
  9. hypochoristic
  10. hypochristian
  11. hypochristians

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