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Answer for the clue "A notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region ", 8 letters:
urochord

Word definitions for urochord in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context biology English) a notochord that is limited to the caudal region; especially in the Urochordata 2 any marine organism of the Urochordata

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva [syn: tunicate , urochordate ] a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Urochord \U"ro*chord\, n. [2d uro- + chord.] (Zo["o]l.) The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates. [Written also urocord .]