Chordata - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Chordata :  (noun)

1: comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord [syn: Chordata, phylum Chordata]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Chordata : \Chor*da"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. chorda cord.] (Zo["o]l.) A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal nervous cord.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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