Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The anterior or cranial end of a notochord.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.
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- noun anatomy The
anterior end of thenotochord and itsbony sheath in the base ofcartilaginous crania .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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