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noun

(1) A flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

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Noun

A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine
A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops