Urochordate Definition

yo͝orə-kôrdāt
noun
A tunicate.
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(zoology) Any marine invertebrate of the subphylum Urochordata; the sea squirts.

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Noun

Singular:
urochordate
Plural:
urochordates

Origin of Urochordate

  • uro– chord (from the notochord present in the caudal region of tunicates' larval stage) –ate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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