Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prechordate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-chor-date
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to the development of a notochord

noun

Any animal that evolved into a chordate

Etymology

From pre- + chordate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

prechordates (plural)

Questions

What does prechordate mean?: Prior to the development of a notochord
Where does prechordate come from?: From pre- + chordate.

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