ventral nerve cord

noun

A major structure of the invertebrate central nervous system; the functional equivalent of the vertebrate spinal cord.

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nounventral nerve cord (plural ventral nerve cords)

plural ventral nerve cords

  1. anatomyA major structure of the invertebrate central nervous system; the functional equivalent of the vertebrate spinal cord.
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