Thesaurus: urochord

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1. n. The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates.
2. n. primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
3. n. a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region
4. The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates. [Written also urocord.]
5. The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and ofcertain adult tunicates. [Written also urocord.]
6. n primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva n a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region