tunicate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva

Etymology

From translingual Tunicata + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Further from Latin tunicātus, perfect passive participle of tunicō (“to clothe with a tunic”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

urochordate, urochord

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
chordate
Narrower (hyponyms)
salp, ascidian, doliolum, larvacean, appendicularia

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