tunicate

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
2. adjective Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata.
3. adjective Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
4. adjective Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

Similar words

urochordate urochord sea squirt tethydan golden star tunicate tectibranchiate trimusculid turritella clavelinid turbinella

Often followed by

and larva egg larvae heart is tadpole ciona styela

Word family

tunicated tunicates