Chordate
Chordate noun - Any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column.
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Synonyms for Chordate
Vertebrate and chordate are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Vertebrate" with "Chordate", this nouns are similar.
Vertebrate
Vertebrate noun - Animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium.
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Synonyms for Vertebrate
Chordate and vertebrate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chordate" instead a noun "Vertebrate".
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- Many possible ancestors of known invertebrate groups show up in the record, including comb-jellies, sponges, corals, anemones, and molluscs, and one fossil might even be a chordate (vertebrate ancestor).
Source: Useful Notes / Prehistoric Life
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