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epichordal
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epichordal, a. [Pref. epi- + chordal.].
Upon or above the notochord; -- applied esp. to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it. [1913 Webster]
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