cordato

Definitions of cordato
  1. noun
    any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
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    cefalocordato
    fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
    tunicato, urocordato
    primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
    notocordato, vertebrato
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
    anfiosso
    small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
    vertebrato acquatico
    animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water
    pennuto, uccello, volatile
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    anfibio, batraci
    cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
    rettile
    any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
    mammifero
    any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
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    animale, bestia, bruto, organismo animale
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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