Meaning of UROCHORD
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- [n] a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region
- [n] primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva
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| | Synonyms: | | tunicate, urochordate |
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| | See Also: | | appendicularia, ascidian, chordate, doliolum, larvacean, notochord, salp, salpa, subphylum Tunicata, subphylum Urochorda, subphylum Urochordata, Tunicata, Urochorda, Urochordata | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \U"ro*chord\, n. [2d uro- + chord.] (Zo["o]l.)
The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and
of certain adult tunicates. [Written also {urocord}.]
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