Definition of tunicata Tunicata
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What does tunicata mean?
WordNet
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| tunicata - tunicates | ||
| Urochordata, subphylum Urochordata, Urochorda, subphylum Urochorda, Tunicata, subphylum Tunicata | ||
| phylum (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes | ||
| chordata, phylum chordata comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord | ||
| tunicate, urochordate, urochord primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva | ||
| ascidiaceae, class ascidiaceae sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts | ||
| class thaliacea, thaliacea small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tunicata (n. pl.)
A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and by some writers united with the latter. They were formerly classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered with a firm external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose, and having two openings, one for the entrance and one for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and serves as a gill.
