English

Noun

cephalochordate ‎(plural cephalochordates)

1. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata

Adjective

cephalochordate ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to these creatures.