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—urochordal, adj./yoor"euh kawrd'/, n. Zool.the notochord of an ascidian or tunicate, more conspicuous in the larva than in the adult and confined chiefly to the caudal region.[1875-80; URO-2 + CHORD1]
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Urochord — 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}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
urochord — [yoor′ə kôrd΄] n. [ URO 2 + CHORD1] 1. TUNICATE 2. Zool. the notochord when confined to the tail region in larval, and sometimes adult, tunicates urochordal adj … English World dictionary
urochord — noun a) a notochord that is limited to the caudal region; especially in the Urochordata b) any marine organism of the Urochordata … Wiktionary
urochord — uro·chord … English syllables
urochord — u•ro•chord [[t]ˈyʊər əˌkɔrd[/t]] n. zool. a notochord that is chiefly confined to the tail region, present in the larval stage of tunicates • Etymology: 1875–80 u ro•chor′dal, adj … From formal English to slang
urochord — /ˈjurəkɔd/ (say yoohruhkawd) noun (in zoology) the notochord of an ascidian or tunicate, found mostly in the larva, or more conspicuous in the larva than in the adult, and confined chiefly to the caudal region. {uro 2 + chord1} –urochordal… …
urochord — n. the notochord of a tunicate … Useful english dictionary
urocord — Urochord 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}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
urochordate — noun primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva • Syn: ↑tunicate, ↑urochord • Hypernyms: ↑chordate • Hyponyms: ↑ascidian, ↑salp, ↑salpa, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tunicata — Tu ni*ca ta, n. pl. [NL. See {Tunicate}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and in modern classifications considered a subphylum of the vertebrates;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
