First Known Use: 1885
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hemichordate
noun hemi·chor·date \-ˈkȯr-dət, -ˈkȯr-ˌdāt\
Definition of HEMICHORDATE
: any of a phylum (Hemichordata) of wormlike marine animals (as an acorn worm) that have in the proboscis an outgrowth of the pharyngeal wall which superficially resembles the notochord of chordates
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Origin of HEMICHORDATE
New Latin Hemichordata, from hemi- + Chordata chordates
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