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Meaning of CHORDATA

Pronunciation:  kor'deytu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
 
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 Synonyms: phylum Chordata
 
 See Also: animal kingdom, Animalia, Cephalochordata, chordate, chordate family, chordate genus, Craniata, kingdom Animalia, phylum, subphylum Cephalochordata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Tunicata, subphylum Urochorda, subphylum Urochordata, subphylum Vertebrata, Tunicata, Urochorda, Urochordata, Vertebrata

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chor*da"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. chorda cord.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata
together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal
nervous cord.
 

 

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