Leptocardii

plural noun

Lep·​to·​car·​dii

-dēˌī

in some classifications

: a class coextensive with Cephalochordata and often considered the lowest division of Vertebrata

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lept- + -cardii (from Greek kardia heart)

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