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.

[ mod.L Ascidia f. Gk askidion dimin. of askos wineskin ]

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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.
Английский словарь Webster
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): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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, …
Oxford English vocab
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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