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Noun: cephalochordate  ,se-fu-low'kor,deyt
  1. Fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column

Derived forms: cephalochordates

Type of: chordate

Part of: Cephalochordata, subphylum Cephalochordata

Encyclopedia: Cephalochordate