| tunicate | <zoology> One of the Tunicata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tunicated | 1. <botany> Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb. 2. <zoology> Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata. Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects. Origin: L. Tunicatus, p. P. Of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr. Tunica a tunic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |