tunicate
Noun

tunicate (plural tunicates)

  1. Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
Translations
  • Portuguese: tunicado
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.
Related terms
  • endotunica
  • exotunica



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