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Tunicate
Tu′ni-cate
,pr.
Noun.
(Zool.)
One of the
Tunicata
. Definition 2025
tunicate
tunicate
English
Noun
tunicate (plural tunicates)
- Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
Translations
any of the chordate marine animals of the subphylum Tunicata
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Adjective
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.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Related terms
- endotunica
- exotunica