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Definition of ascidian in English: ascidiannoun əˈsɪdɪənəˈsɪdiən Zoology A sea squirt. Example sentencesExamples - Aided by currents, the Haven has attracted all the filter-feeding creatures such as crinoids and ascidians, and there are plenty of holes to be occupied.
- Cloney has provided a clear description of the types of organs in ascidians.
- Above, a seastar fish swims amongst a garden of ascidians and soft corals.
- Boulders are infested with black tree corals, mussels, cowrie shells, soft and hard corals and ascidians.
- Some organisms, such as nematodes and ascidians, have a remarkably precise pattern of cell divisions in early development.
Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin plural Ascidia (genus name), from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos 'wineskin'. Rhymes Derridean, Dravidian, enchiridion, Euclidean, Floridian, Gideon, Lydian, meridian, Numidian, obsidian, Pisidian, quotidian, viridian Definition of ascidian in US English: ascidiannounəˈsidēənəˈsɪdiən Zoology A sea squirt. Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Urochordata, class Ascidiacea Example sentencesExamples - Aided by currents, the Haven has attracted all the filter-feeding creatures such as crinoids and ascidians, and there are plenty of holes to be occupied.
- Boulders are infested with black tree corals, mussels, cowrie shells, soft and hard corals and ascidians.
- Cloney has provided a clear description of the types of organs in ascidians.
- Above, a seastar fish swims amongst a garden of ascidians and soft corals.
- Some organisms, such as nematodes and ascidians, have a remarkably precise pattern of cell divisions in early development.
Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin plural Ascidia (genus name), from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos ‘wineskin’. |