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no·to·chord
N n -
archencephalon
the primitive forebrain region of the embryo, anterior to the notochord, that gives rise to the midbrain and forebrain. -
chordamesoderm
a kind of mesoderm that develops into the notochord -
chordate
any animal of the phylum Chordata, including the vertebrates and protochordates, characterized by a notochord, dorsal tubular nerve cord, and pharyngeal gill slits -
lancelet
any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates. -
noto-
the back -
urochord
the notochord of an ascidian or tunicate, more conspicuous in the larva than in the adult and confined chiefly to the caudal region.