chordatelike

comparative more chordatelike · superlative most chordatelike

1. Resembling or characteristic of a chordate.

   For one, Conway Morris isn't convinced that the bulging back does indeed contain chordatelike muscles; he thinks Haikouella may be further down the evolutionary tree, as a progenitor to chordates and to other invertebrates such as starfish and sea urchins.

   1999 February 12, Martin Enserink, “New Glimpse Into Early Animal History”, in Science