tunicate

ˈtjuːnɪkɪt

Definition

Definition of tunicate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chordate animal

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chordate marine animal with a cellulose-like outer covering

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Divers observed a tunicate during their exploration.

ascidian

sea squirt

Adjective

marine

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related to marine animals of the subphylum Tunicata

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The tunicate features of the organism were studied.

ascidian

sea squirt

anatomy botany

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enclosed in a tunic or mantle

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The tunicate bulb was easy to identify.

cloaked

covered

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chordate marine animal with a cellulose-like outer covering

Origin of tunicate

Latin, tunica (cloak)

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doliolum

ocean

free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped body

larvacean

marine organism

solitary free-swimming tunicate of class Larvacea

salp

biology

free-floating tunicate found in marine environments

salpa

marine organism

barrel-shaped, planktonic tunicate found in warm seas

Examples of tunicate in a sentence

The tunicate clung to the ocean floor.
The tunicate appearance was unmistakable.
Researchers focused on the tunicate anatomy.
The tunicate seed was protected from the harsh weather.
Gardeners prefer tunicate plants for their resilience.

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French:ascidie, ascidien, ...
German:Manteltier, den Tunikaten zugehörig, ...
Italian:tunicato, ...
Spanish:tunicado, marino, ...
Portuguese:tunicado, do subfilo Tunicata, ...
Chinese:海鞘, 被囊动物的, ...
Japanese:ホヤ, 被嚢動物の, ...
Arabic:حَبْلِيّ بَحْرِيّ, زِيقِيّ, ...
Hebrew:טוּנִיקָטָה, טוּנִיקָטִי, ...
Russian:асцидия, асцидиевый, ...
Ukrainian:асцидія, тунікатний, ...
Hindi:ट्यूनिकेट, समुद्री, ...
Bengali:টিউনিকেট, টিউনিকাটা, ...
Catalan:tunicat, tunicats, ...
Czech:pláštěnec, pláštěncový, ...
Danish:sækdyr, ...
Dutch:manteldier, tunicaat, ...
Greek:ολοθούριο, θαλάσσιος, ...
Hungarian:zsákállat, zsákállati, ...
Khmer:សត្វទូនីកា, តូនីកាត, ...
Korean:우렁쉥이, 피낭동물의, ...
Persian:تونیکات, تونی‌کاتی, ...
Polish:osłonica, osłoniczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):tunicado, de tunicado, ...
Romanian:tunicat, tunicifer, ...
Swedish:sjöpung, tunikata, ...
Thai:สัตว์มีแกนสันหลังในทะเล, ในกลุ่ม Tunicata, ...
Turkish:tunikat, tunikatlı, ...
Vietnamese:tunicate, liên quan đến động vật Tunicata, ...

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