transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtju:nɪkɪt ]
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)]