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      chordate
      noun
      any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
      adjective
      of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
      Roots
      chordechord- · Greek · string, notochordatus-ate · Latin · having
      Words related to chordate
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