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amphioxus Synonyms

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• noun (Context 1)

A small, translucent, fish-like marine chordate of the subphylum Cephalochordata, notable for retaining a notochord throughout its life and lacking a true head or brain.

Usage Example

"In evolutionary biology, the lancelet is extensively studied to understand the origins of vertebrate anatomy because of its primitive chordate features."

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lancelet

• Nearby Words

amphibian
amphibious
amphibiously
amphioxus
amphisbaenian
amphitheater
ample

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Amphioxus. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/amphioxus
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