notochord

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noun

A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine.

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Meanings

nounnotochord (plural notochords)

plural notochords

  1. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine.
  2. A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops.

Origin

From noto- + chord.

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Translations

Bulgarian хорда
  • хорда (horda)Translations
Catalan notocordi
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Chinese Mandarin 脊索
  • 脊索 (jǐsuǒ)Translations
Esperanto ĥordo
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Finnish selkäjänne
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German Notochorda
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Irish nótacorda
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Italian notocorda
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Japanese 脊索
  • 脊索 (sekisaku)Translations
Korean 척삭
  • 척삭 (cheoksak)Translations
Polish struna grzbietowa
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Russian хорда
  • хорда (xorda)Translations
Spanish notocuerda, notocorda
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  • notocordaTranslations
Tagalog tayudtod
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Welsh notocord
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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