cephalochordate

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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

Origintaxonomic name Cephalochordata →
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Meanings

nouncephalochordate (plural cephalochordates)

plural cephalochordates

  1. 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
adjectivecephalochordate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to these creatures.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameCephalochordata
  2. Englishcephalochordate

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

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APA

cephalochordate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalochordate

MLA

“cephalochordate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalochordate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephalochordate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalochordate.

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