ASCIDIAN

Meaning of ASCIDIAN in English

n. Zool. any tunicate animal of the class Ascidiacea, often found in colonies, the adults sedentary on rocks or seaweeds, e.g. the sea squirt.

Etymology: mod.L Ascidia f. Gk askidion dimin. of askos wineskin

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

ASCIDIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Ascidia, group comprising tunicates, from Ascidium, genus name, from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos wineskin, bladder …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ASCIDIAN — -ēən noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Ascidia (II) + English -an : a simple or compound tunicate of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASCIDIAN — (n.) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.
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ASCIDIAN — ( n. ) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ASCIDIAN — /euh sid"ee euhn/ , Zool. n. 1. any solitary or colonial tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, exhibiting in the larval …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ASCIDIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Ascidia, group comprising tunicates, from Ascidium, genus name, from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos wineskin, bladder …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASCIDIAN — noun one of the ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the tunicata. also as an adj.
Webster English vocab
ASCIDIAN — [ ə'sɪdɪən ] ■ noun Zoology a sea squirt. Origin C19: from mod. L. plural Ascidia (genus name), from Gk …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ASCIDIAN — [as.cid.i.an] n [NL Ascidia, group comprising tunicates, fr. Ascidium, genus name, fr. Gk askidion, dim. of askos wineskin, bladder] (1856): …
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ASCIDIAN — ascidian BrE AmE ə ˈsɪd i‿ən ▷ ascidian|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ASCIDIAN — n. Zool. any tunicate animal of the class Ascidiacea, often found in colonies, the adults sedentary on rocks or seaweeds, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ASCIDIAN — n. Zool. any tunicate animal of the class Ascidiacea, often found in colonies, the adults sedentary on rocks or seaweeds, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ASCIDIAN — n. Pronunciation: ə - ' si-d ē - ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Ascidia, group comprising tunicates, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SOCIAL ASCIDIAN — noun : any of various ascidians that reproduce by budding like the ordinary compound ascidians but that produce zooids each …
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SEA SQUIRT — noun Date: 1850 ascidian
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TETHYID — I. ˈtethēə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Tethyidae : of or relating to the Tethyidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
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SIPHON
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MONASCIDIAN — I. |mänə|sidēən adjective Etymology: New Latin Monascidiae, suborder of tunicates (from mon- + Ascidiae ) + English -an : of …
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ASCIDIATE — I. ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷dēə̇t, -ēˌāt adjective Etymology: ascidi- + -ate : resembling an ascidian II. adjective Etymology: New Latin ascidi um + …
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THORAX — ˈthōrˌaks, -ȯr- noun ( plural thoraxes -sə̇z ; or tho·ra·ces ˈthōrəˌsēz, -ȯr also thəˈrāˌs-) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, corslet, …
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TADPOLE — ˈtadˌpōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English taddepol, from tade, tadde, tode toad + pol head — more at …
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SYSTEM — ˈsistə̇m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin systema, from Greek systēma, from synistanai to bring together, combine, from syn- …
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STOLON — ˈstōlən noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin stolon-, stolo shoot, branch, sucker of a plant; akin to …
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STIGMA — ˈstigmə noun ( plural stigma·ta stigˈmä]d.ə, ˈstigmə], stigˈma], stigˈmȧ], ]tə ; or stigmas ) Etymology: Latin stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, …
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SEA SQUIRT — noun Etymology: so called from its habit of contracting and squirting out water when disturbed : a simple ascidian
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SEA POTATO — noun : an ascidian ( Boltenia rubra ) of the northeastern coast of No. America the body of which is …
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SEA PEAR — noun : a stalked ascidian of Boltenia or a related genus
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SEA PEACH — noun : an ascidian ( Tethyum pyriformis ) of the coasts of northeastern No. America having the velvety surface and …
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PYROSOME — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Pyrosoma : an ascidian of the genus Pyrosoma
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PERIPHARYNGEAL — |perə+ adjective Etymology: peri- + pharyngeal : surrounding the pharynx ; specifically : being or relating to two bands of …
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FERTILIZIN — (ˌ)fərˈtiləzə̇n, ˈfərd. ə lˌīz- noun ( -s ) Etymology: fertilize + -in : a sperm-agglutinating agent produced by an egg …
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CUNGEBOI — ˈkənjəˌbȯi noun or cun·ge·voi -ˌvȯi ( -s ) Etymology: native name in Australia Australia : an ascidian of the family …
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