tunicate: Meaning and Definition of

tu•ni•cate

Pronunciation: (t'ni-kit, -kāt", ty'-), [key]

— n.

any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.

—adj.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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tunicate (Thesaurus)

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