Word: protochordate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
chor
date
Definition: Any chordate of the phyla Hemichordata, Urochordata or Cephalochordata
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
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