chordate

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UK/ˈkɔːdeɪt/US/ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/

noun

A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.

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Meanings

nounchordate (plural chordates)

plural chordates

  1. A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.
adjectivechordate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf such animals.

Origin

  1. translingualChordata
  2. translingualChordata
  3. Englishchordate

Borrowed from Translingual Chordata.

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Translations

Arabic حَبْلِيّ
  • حَبْلِيّ (ḥabliyy)a member of the phylum Chordata
Catalan cordat
  • cordata member of the phylum Chordata
Chinese Mandarin 脊索動物 /脊索动物
  • 脊索動物 /脊索动物 (jǐsuǒ dòngwù)a member of the phylum Chordata
Czech strunatec
  • strunateca member of the phylum Chordata
Dutch chordadier
  • chordadiera member of the phylum Chordata
Esperanto ĥordulo
  • ĥorduloa member of the phylum Chordata
Finnish selkäjänteinen
  • selkäjänteinena member of the phylum Chordata
French chordé
  • chordéa member of the phylum Chordata
German Chordatier
  • Chordatiera member of the phylum Chordata
Greek χορδωτό, χορδωτά
  • χορδωτό (chordotó)a member of the phylum Chordata
  • χορδωτά (chordotá)a member of the phylum Chordata
Hindi रज्जुप्राणी
  • रज्जुप्राणी (rajjuprāṇī)a member of the phylum Chordata
Icelandic seildýr
  • seildýra member of the phylum Chordata
Italian cordato
  • cordatoa member of the phylum Chordata
Japanese 脊索動物
  • 脊索動物 (sekisaku dōbutsu)a member of the phylum Chordata
Korean 척삭동물
  • 척삭동물 (cheoksakdongmul)a member of the phylum Chordata
Latin chordatum
  • chordatuma member of the phylum Chordata
Persian طنابداران
  • طنابدارانa member of the phylum Chordata
Polish strunowiec, strunowcowy
  • strunowieca member of the phylum Chordata
  • strunowcowyTranslations
Portuguese cordado
  • cordadoa member of the phylum Chordata
Punjabi ਰੱਜੁਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ
  • ਰੱਜੁਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ (rajjuprāṇī)a member of the phylum Chordata
Russian хо́рдовый, хо́рдовый
  • хо́рдовый (xórdovyj)a member of the phylum Chordata
  • хо́рдовый (xórdovyj)Translations
Spanish cordado
  • cordadoa member of the phylum Chordata
Swedish ryggsträngsdjur
  • ryggsträngsdjura member of the phylum Chordata
Tagalog tayudturan
  • tayudturana member of the phylum Chordata
Tamil முதுகுநாணி
  • முதுகுநாணி (mutukunāṇi)a member of the phylum Chordata
Turkish sırt iplikli, kordalı
  • sırt ipliklia member of the phylum Chordata
  • kordalıa member of the phylum Chordata
Vietnamese động vật có dây sống
  • động vật có dây sốnga member of the phylum Chordata

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

caudatecordatecaudate (non-rhotic)caudatecordatecaudate (non-rhotic)
Cite this entry
APA

chordate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordate

MLA

“chordate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chordate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordate.

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