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cephalochordate definition

cepha·lo·chor·date (sef′ə lō kôr′dāt′)

adjective

of a subphylum (Cephalochordata) of small, fishlike chordates that have a permanent notochord extending from the anterior to the posterior end

Etymology: < ModL Cephalochordata: see cephalo- & chordate

noun

any animal of this subphylum; amphioxus; lancelet

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