Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
subphylum within thephylum Chordata — thelancelets .
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- noun lancelets
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalē, "head") + Chordata
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Examples
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In the two other subphyla of the chordates, Cephalochordata and Urochordata, the notochord is either maintained in the adult (Cephalochordata such as Lancelets) or present in the larval form and lost during metamorphosis into the adult form (Urochordata such as Tunicates).
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The case in Cephalochordata is even more bizarre since there is no real organ that spreads oxygen through the body.
Blogs de Ciência Ricardo Araújo 2010
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The case in Cephalochordata is even more bizarre since there is no real organ that spreads oxygen through the body.
Blogs de Ciência Ricardo Araújo 2010
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