TUNICATE


Meaning of TUNICATE in English

n. & adj.

n. any marine animal of the subphylum Urochordata having a rubbery or hard outer coat, including sea squirts.

adj. 1 Zool. of or relating to this subphylum. 2 a Zool. enclosed in a tunic. b Bot. having concentric layers.

[ L tunicatus past part. of tunicare clothe with a tunic (as TUNICA) ]

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