Definitions for: Urochord


[n] a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region
[n] primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva



Webster (1913) Definition: U"ro*chord, n. [2d uro- + chord.] (Zo["o]l.)
The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and
of certain adult tunicates. [Written also urocord.]

Synonyms: tunicate, urochordate

See Also: appendicularia, ascidian, chordate, doliolum, larvacean, notochord, salp, salpa, subphylum Tunicata, subphylum Urochorda, subphylum Urochordata, Tunicata, Urochorda, Urochordata

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