Definitions for tunicates

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tunicates tu·ni·cate

Spelling: [too-ni-kit, -keyt, tyoo-]

IPA: /ˈtu nɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, ˈtyu-/

Tunicates is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 529 anagrams from letters in tunicates (aceinsttu).

Definitions for tunicates

noun

1. Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.

adjective

1. (especially of the Tunicata) having a tunic or covering.
2. of or relating to the tunicates.
3. Botany. having or consisting of a series of concentric layers, as a bulb.

Origin of tunicates

First recorded in 1615-25, tunicate is from the Latin word tunicātus wearing a tunic. See tunic, -ate¹

Examples for tunicates

In the open channel of a sponge, the mouth of a tunicate and in similar cavities of various animals, little fishes may be found.

Compare the life-history of the lamprey and of the tunicate.