Definition of tunicate in English:
tunicate
noun ˈtjuːnɪkətˈtjuːnɪkeɪtˈt(j)unəˌkeɪt
Zoology A marine invertebrate of a group which includes the sea squirts and salps. They have a rubbery or hard outer coat and two siphons to draw water into and out of the body.
Subphylum Urochordata: three classes
Example sentencesExamples
- The hull here is rich in marine life - hydroids, tunicates, anemones and sponges.
- The hull is covered with more long and delicate plumose anemones, some large white tunicates and forests of featherworms projecting into the negligible current on their long stalks.
- Many tunicates have a larva that is free-swimming and exhibits all chordate characteristics: it has a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail.
- Are there potential uses for antimicrobial peptides from tunicates?
- Sea squirts are tunicates, a type of sea life with a primitive spinal cord and a firm, flexible outer covering called a ‘tunic,’ from which the name derives.
adjective ˈtjuːnɪkətˈtjuːnɪkeɪtˈt(j)unəˌkeɪt
also tunicatedBotany (of a plant bulb, e.g. an onion) having concentric layers.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin tunicatus, past participle of tunicare 'clothe with a tunic', from tunica (see tunica).
Rhymes
communicate, excommunicate, intercommunicate
Definition of tunicate in US English:
tunicate
nounˈt(y)o͞onəˌkātˈt(j)unəˌkeɪt
Zoology A marine invertebrate of a group which includes the sea squirts and salps. They have a rubbery or hard outer coat and two siphons to draw water into and out of the body.
Subphylum Urochordata: three classes
Example sentencesExamples
- Sea squirts are tunicates, a type of sea life with a primitive spinal cord and a firm, flexible outer covering called a ‘tunic,’ from which the name derives.
- The hull is covered with more long and delicate plumose anemones, some large white tunicates and forests of featherworms projecting into the negligible current on their long stalks.
- Many tunicates have a larva that is free-swimming and exhibits all chordate characteristics: it has a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail.
- Are there potential uses for antimicrobial peptides from tunicates?
- The hull here is rich in marine life - hydroids, tunicates, anemones and sponges.
adjectiveˈt(y)o͞onəˌkātˈt(j)unəˌkeɪt
usually tunicatedBotany (of a plant bulb, e.g. an onion) having concentric layers.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin tunicatus, past participle of tunicare ‘clothe with a tunic’, from tunica (see tunica).