Chorda

See also: chorda

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin chorda (“string”).

Proper noun

Chorda f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chordaceae – certain thalloid brown algae.

Synonyms

• (genus): mermaid's fishing line, sea laces, mermaids line, bootlace weed, seatwine, dead men's ropes, mermaid's tresses, cat gut, sea lace

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylum; Ochrophyta – phylum; Phaeophyceae - class; Fucophycidae - subclass; Laminariales - order; Chordaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chorda filum - type species; Chorda asiatica, Chorda kikonaiensis, Chorda rigida - other species

References

• Chorda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chorda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chorda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons