Word: cephalochordate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ceph
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chor
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Definition: Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
Morphemes:
Affix: cephalo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: relating to the brain or head; the brain of certain animals used as meat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κεφαλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
PoS: Noun
Meaning: head
Affix: chordate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine