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Definition of: hemichordate

(hem′i·kôrdāt) adjective
Of, pertaining to or belonging to a division of chordates (Hemichordata) characterized by paired gill slits and a primitive notochord including many small marine forms.
noun A member of this division; a tongue worm.
[<NL <Gk. hēmi- half + chordata chordate]

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pterobranch hemichordate

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