urochordate

[ yoo r-uh-kawr-deyt ]
/ ˌyʊər əˈkɔr deɪt /
Zoology

adjective

having a urochord.

noun

a urochordate animal.

Origin of urochordate

1945–50; < New Latin Urochordata; see uro-2, chord1, -ata1