yuán
suǒ
dòng

technical
noun

Meaning of 原索动物

原索动物 means protochordate; any invertebrate member of the phylum Chordata possessing a notochord but no vertebral column. Pronounced yuán suǒ dòng wù.

  • protochordate; any invertebrate member of the phylum Chordata possessing a notochord but no vertebral column

Definitions & Examples

Wén
chāng
shì
yán
jiū
yuán
suǒ
dòng
jìn
huà
de
diǎn
xíng
shì
shēng
 

The lancelet is a typical model organism for studying protochordate evolution.

Yuán
suǒ
dòng
zhuī
dòng
de
zhǔ
yào
bié
zài
méi
yǒu
zhù
 

The main difference between protochordates and vertebrates is the absence of a spinal column.

Hǎi
qiào
shǔ
wěi
suǒ
dòng
 
shì
yuán
suǒ
dòng
de
zhǒng
 

Sea squirts belong to Urochordata and are also a type of protochordate.

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