notocordato

Definitions of notocordato
  1. noun
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
    synonyms: vertebrato
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    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
    gallo
    adult male bird
    archeopteryx
    extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
    rapace
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
    salamandra
    any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
    anuro, batrace, rana, ranocchio, rospo
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
    pappagallo
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    placentati
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
    quadrupede
    an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
    pesce
    any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
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    cordato
    any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
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