CEPHALOCHORDATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cephalochordata mean? 

• CEPHALOCHORDATA (noun)
  The noun CEPHALOCHORDATA has 1 sense:

1. lancelets

  Familiarity information: CEPHALOCHORDATA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEPHALOCHORDATA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lancelets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cephalochordata; subphylum Cephalochordata

Hypernyms ("Cephalochordata" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "Cephalochordata"):

cephalochordate (fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column)

Amphioxidae; Branchiostomidae; family Amphioxidae; family Branchiostomidae (lancelets)

Holonyms ("Cephalochordata" is a member of...):

Chordata; phylum Chordata (comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord)