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prechordate

prechordate adjective: prior to the development of a notochord.

Adjective

prechordate (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the development of a notochord

Noun

prechordate (plural prechordates)

  1. Any animal that evolved into a chordate

Forms of prechordate

pluralprechordates

Origin of prechordate

From pre- + chordate.

Questions about prechordate

What does prechordate mean?
Prechordate means prior to the development of a notochord.
What part of speech is prechordate?
Prechordate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near prechordate in the dictionary

  1. prechopper
  2. prechoppers
  3. prechopping
  4. prechops
  5. prechordal
  6. prechordate
  7. prechordates
  8. prechorus
  9. prechoruses
  10. prechose
  11. prechosen

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