Associations to the word «Tunicate»

Wiktionary

TUNICATE, noun. Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphylum Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
TUNICATE, adjective. Of or pertaining to these animals.
TUNICATE, adjective. (anatomy) (botany) Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
TUNICATE, adjective. (zoology) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

Dictionary definition

TUNICATE, noun. Primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva.

Wise words

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