Tunicate Definition

to͝onĭ-kĭt, -kāt, tyo͝o-
noun
Any of a subphylum (Tunicata) of solitary or colonial sea chordates, having a saclike body enclosed by a thick tunic, including the salps and ascidians.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or relating to the tunicates.
American Heritage
Having a tunic or mantle.
Webster's New World
Of or covered with concentric layers or tunics, as an onion.
Webster's New World

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

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Other Word Forms of Tunicate

Noun

Singular:
tunicate
Plural:
tunicates

Origin of Tunicate

  • Latin tunicātus past participle of tunicāre to clothe with a tunic from tunica tunic tunic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin tunicatus, past participle of tunicare (“to clothe with a tunic").

    From Wiktionary

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