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English noun: notochord

1. notochord (animal) a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates


Broader (hypernym)back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column


Narrower (hyponym)urochord









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