Found 2 items, similar to urochord.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: urochord
urochord
n 1: primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body
and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva
[syn:
tunicate,
urochordate]
2: a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the
caudal region
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Urochord
Urochord
\U"ro*chord\, n. [2d uro- + chord.] (Zo["o]l.)
The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and
of certain adult tunicates. [Written also
urocord.]
[1913 Webster]