Definitions for urochordateˌyʊər əˈkɔr deɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•ro•chor•dateˌyʊər əˈkɔr deɪt(adj.)
having a urochord.
Category: Invertebrates, Zoology
Category: Zoology
Ref: tunicate.
Origin of urochordate:
1945–50; < NL Urochordata; see uro -2, chord1, -ata
Princeton's WordNet
tunicate, urochordate, urochord(noun)
primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
Wiktionary
urochordate(Noun)
Any marine invertebrate of the subphylum Urochordata; the sea squirts
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