What does chordate mean?
noun. chor·date ˈkȯr-ˌdāt. -dət. : any of a phylum (Chordata) of animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill slits and including the vertebrates, lancelets, and tunicates.
noun. chor·date ˈkȯr-ˌdāt. -dət. : any of a phylum (Chordata) of animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill slits and including the vertebrates, lancelets, and tunicates.