Chordata
/kɔːˈdeɪtə/- Zoology a large phylum of animals that includes the vertebrates together with the sea squirts and lancelets. They are distinguished by the possession of a notochord at some stage during their development.【动】脊索动物门。
派生词
chordate
/ˈkɔːdeɪt/ noun & adjective词源
modern Latin (plural)， from Latin chorda （see CHORD2）， on the pattern of words such as Vertebrata.