TUNICATES

Noun

tunicates

plural of tunicate

Anagrams

• tuscanite

Source: Wiktionary


TUNICATE

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



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