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Definitions for Tunicate
[1] Zoology . any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
[2] (especially of the Tunicata) having a tunic or covering.
[3] of or relating to the tunicates.
[4] Botany . having or consisting of a series of concentric layers, as a bulb.
[5] any minute primitive marine chordate animal of the subphylum Tunicata (or Urochordata, Urochorda ). The adults have a saclike unsegmented body enclosed in a cellulose-like outer covering (tunic) and only the larval forms have a notochord: includes the sea squirts See also ascidian
[6] of, relating to, or belonging to the subphylum Tunicata
[7] (esp of a bulb) having or consisting of concentric layers of tissue
Words nearby Tunicate
tunica propria, tunica reflexa, tunica submucosa, tunica vaginalis testis, tunica vasculosa, tunicate, tunicle, tuning, tuning fork, tuning head, tuning key
Origin of Tunicate
First recorded in 1615–25, tunicate is from the Latin word tunicātus wearing a tunic. See tunic, -ate1
Word origin for Tunicate
C18: from Latin tunicātus clad in a tunic