hemichordate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi

Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor.

English hemi-

Translingual Chordatabor.

English chordate

English hemichordate

From hemi- + chordate.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: hemicordate

Noun

hemichordate (plural hemichordates)

1. (biology) Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord.

Translations

phylum

• Polish: półstrunowiec m anim

Adjective

hemichordate (comparative more hemichordate, superlative most hemichordate)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of these animals.

Translations

pertaining to the phylum

• Polish: półstrunowcowy

Further reading

• hemichordate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hemichordata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hemichordata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons