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leptocardia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-to-car-dia
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus .

Questions

What does leptocardia mean?
The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus .

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