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1. (n.) tunicate
any marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (or Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic: includes ascidians and salps.
2. (adj.) tunicate
(esp. of the Tunicata) having a tunic or covering.
3. tunicate
of or pertaining to the tunicates.
4. tunicate
Bot. having or consisting of a series of concentric layers, as a bulb.
Etymology: (1615–25; < NL, L tunicātus wearing a tunic. See tunic , -ate1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tunicate, urochordate, urochord
primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) tunicate
alt. of Tunicated
2. (noun) tunicate
one of the Tunicata
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