English Explanatory Dictionary

tunicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata.
adj
  1. Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
  2. Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

Word forms

tunicate tunicates

Etymology

From translingual Tunicata + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Further from Latin tunicātus, perfect passive participle of tunicō (“to clothe with a tunic”).

Related words

endotunica exotunica

Derived words

golden star tunicate predatory tunicate bitunicate fissitunicate prototunicate unitunicate
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