tunicate — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

Adjective

1. Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   This tunicate withered hag the Señora had my financial number.

2. Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

Noun

1. primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva

   Synonyms

   urochordateurochord

   Broader terms

   chordate