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cephalochordate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cephalo-chor-date
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata

adj

Of or pertaining to these creatures.

Etymology

From taxonomic name Cephalochordata, by surface analysis, cephalo- + chordate.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cephalochordata

Inflected Forms

cephalochordates (plural)

Questions

What does cephalochordate mean?
Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
Where does cephalochordate come from?
From taxonomic name Cephalochordata, by surface analysis, cephalo- + chordate.

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