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CEPHALOCHORDATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cephalochordata mean?
• CEPHALOCHORDATA (noun)
The noun CEPHALOCHORDATA has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: CEPHALOCHORDATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lancelets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cephalochordata; subphylum Cephalochordata
Hypernyms ("Cephalochordata" is a kind of...):
phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)
Meronyms (members of "Cephalochordata"):
cephalochordate (fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column)
Amphioxidae; Branchiostomidae; family Amphioxidae; family Branchiostomidae (lancelets)
Holonyms ("Cephalochordata" is a member of...):
Chordata; phylum Chordata (comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord)
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