Resembling or shaped like a chord or string; having a cord-like appearance or structure.
From 'chorda' (cord) plus '-oid' (resembling). The '-oid' suffix means 'like' or 'similar to,' so chordoid means chord-like.
The '-oid' suffix is everywhere in science—humanoid means human-like, android means man-like—it's how scientists describe things that almost-but-not-quite fit a category!
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