Fish-Shaped Animal

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Canada, Group 1268, Puzzle 3 (Saskatoon Berry Pie).

Question is: Fish-Shaped Animal

and the answer is: CHORDATE

Word Meaning:

CHORDATE — A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.

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