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- [noh-tuh-kawrd]
- /ˈnoʊ təˌkɔrd/
- /ˈnotəˌk.ɔːd/
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- [noh-tuh-kawrd]
- /ˈnoʊ təˌkɔrd/
Definitions of notochord word
- noun notochord a rodlike cord of cells that forms the chief axial supporting structure of the body of the lower chordates, as amphioxus and the cyclostomes, and of the embryos of the vertebrates. 1
- noun notochord A cartilaginous skeletal rod supporting the body in all embryonic and some adult chordate animals. 1
- noun notochord a fibrous longitudinal rod in all embryo and some adult chordate animals, immediately above the gut, that supports the body. It is replaced in adult vertebrates by the vertebral column 0
- noun notochord an elongated, rod-shaped structure composed of cells, forming the primitive supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lying between the digestive tract and the central nervous system 0
- noun notochord a similar structure in the embryonic stages of higher vertebrates, which later is surrounded and replaced by the vertebral column 0
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Origin of notochord
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; noto- + chord1 (in the sense of ‘a cordlike anatomical structure’)
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Parts of speech for Notochord
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notochord popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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