chordate genus

Definitions of chordate genus
  1. noun
    any genus in the phylum Chordata
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    genus Amphioxus
    type genus of the Amphioxidae
    genus Salpa
    type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae
    genus Doliolum
    type genus of the Doliolidae
    genus Appendicularia
    a genus of chordates in the class Larvacea
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    genus
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
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