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Tunicate
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What's The Definition Of Tunicate?
[n] primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tunicate: urochord | urochordate Related Terms | Find terms related to Tunicate: See Also | appendicularia | ascidian | chordate | doliolum | larvacean | salp | salpa | subphylum Tunicata | subphylum Urochorda | subphylum Urochordata | Tunicata | Urochorda | Urochordata Tunicate In Webster's Dictionary \Tu"ni*cate\, Tunicated \Tu"ni*ca`ted\, a. [L.
tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr.
tunica a tunic.]
1. (Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with
layers; as, a tunicated bulb.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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 antenn[ae] of
insects.
\Tu"ni*cate\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Tunicata. |
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