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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.
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"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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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Amphioxus. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/amphioxus