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Tunicate

Tu′ni-cate

,
pr.
Noun.
(Zool.)
One of the
Tunicata
.

Definition 2024


tunicate

tunicate

English

Noun

tunicate (plural tunicates)

  1. Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.

Translations

Adjective

tunicate (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to these animals.
  2. (anatomy, botany) Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
  3. (zoology) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

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Latin

Adjective

tunicāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of tunicātus