tunicate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tunicatus, past participle of tunicare (“to clothe with a tunic”).

Noun

tunicate (plural tunicates)

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

Translations

any of the chordate marine animals of the subphylum Tunicata

Finnish: vaippaeläin (fi)

Portuguese: tunicado m

Adjective

tunicate (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to these animals.
(anatomy, botany) Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
(zoology) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

Derived terms

Derived terms

prototunicate
unitunicate

Related terms

endotunica
exotunica

Latin

Adjective

tunicāte

vocative masculine singular of tunicātus

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