• (n. pl.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus.
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<zoology> The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colourless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus. ... Alternative forms: Leptocardii. ... Origin: NL,...
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Lep`to·car'di·a (lĕp`to*kär'dĭ*ȧ)
noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
lepto`s small +
kardi`a the heart.]
(Zoology) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The bl...
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