ASCIDIAN

ascidian

(noun) minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ascidian (plural ascidians)

Any member of the class Ascidiacea (the sea squirts)

Source: Wiktionary


As*cid"i*an, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FOREHAND

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