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Notochord

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Meaning

A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine..

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  1. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine.
  2. A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops.

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Notochord means A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine..

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