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Webster 1913 Edition


Urochord

U′ro-chord

,
Noun.
[2d
uro-
+
chord
.]
(Zool.)
The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates.
[Written also
urocord
.]

Definition 2024


urochord

urochord

English

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Noun

urochord (plural urochords)

  1. (zoology) a notochord that is limited to the caudal region; especially in the Urochordata
  2. any marine organism of the Urochordata