tunicate, urochordate, urochord
(noun) primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tunicate (plural tunicates)
Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
tunicate (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to these animals.
(anatomy, botany) Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
(zoology) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"ni*cate, Tu"ni*ca`ted, a. Etym: [L. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica a tunic.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata. (b) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennæ of insects.
Tu"ni*cate, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Tunicata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
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