Protochordata

plural noun

Pro·​to·​chordata

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in some classifications

: a major division of Chordata comprising the Hemichordata, Urochordata, and usually the Cephalochordata

protochordate

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adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prot- + Chordata

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