| UROCHORD | • urochord n. (Zoology) a notochord that is limited to the caudal region; especially in the Urochordata. • urochord n. Any marine organism of the Urochordata. • UROCHORD n. a rodlike structure in certain lower vertebrates. |
| MONOCHORD | • monochord n. A musical instrument for experimenting with the mathematical relations of musical sounds, consisting… • monochord n. A stringed instrument with only one string. • MONOCHORD n. a musical instrument having only one string. |
| NOTOCHORD | • notochord n. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine. • notochord n. A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops. • NOTOCHORD n. a backbone-like series of cells in the lowest vertebrates. |
| RHEOCHORD | • rheochord n. A wire that can measure or vary the resistance of an electric circuit, or measure the variability of the current. • RHEOCHORD n. a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, also RHEOCORD. |
| UROCHORDS | • urochords n. Plural of urochord. • UROCHORD n. a rodlike structure in certain lower vertebrates. |
| MONOCHORDS | • monochords n. Plural of monochord. • MONOCHORD n. a musical instrument having only one string. |
| NOTOCHORDS | • notochords n. Plural of notochord. • NOTOCHORD n. a backbone-like series of cells in the lowest vertebrates. |
| RHEOCHORDS | • rheochords n. Plural of rheochord. • RHEOCHORD n. a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, also RHEOCORD. |
| UROCHORDAL | • urochordal adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Urochorda. • UROCHORDAL adj. of or pertaining to the Urochorda, tunicates. |
| NOTOCHORDAL | • notochordal adj. Of or pertaining to the notochord. • NOTOCHORDAL adj. relating to the notochord, a backbone-like series of cells in the lowest vertebrates. |
| UROCHORDATE | • urochordate n. (Zoology) Any marine invertebrate of the subphylum Urochordata; the sea squirts. • UROCHORDATE n. a member of the Urochordata, tunicates. |
| UROCHORDATES | • urochordates n. Plural of urochordate. • UROCHORDATE n. a member of the Urochordata, tunicates. |
| PROTOCHORDATE | • protochordate n. Any chordate of the phyla Hemichordata, Urochordata or Cephalochordata. • PROTOCHORDATE n. a member of the Protochordata. |
| PROTOCHORDATES | • protochordates n. Plural of protochordate. • PROTOCHORDATE n. a member of the Protochordata. |
| CEPHALOCHORDATE | • cephalochordate n. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets… • cephalochordate adj. Of or pertaining to these creatures. • CEPHALOCHORDATE n. any of a number of chordate fishlike animals (including the lancelets and amphioxus), having a persisting notochord projecting beyond the nerve cord to the end of the snout. |