chordate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Translingual Chordata. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːdeɪt/ Homophones: caudate, cordate (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/ Homophones: cordate; caudate (non-rhotic) === Noun === chordate (plural chordates) A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === chordate (not comparable) Of such animals. ==== Translations ====