achordate

Questions

What does achordate mean?

Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.

Where does achordate come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English chordate English achordate From a- + chordate.

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