tunicate

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to these animals.

2. (anatomy, botany) Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.

3. (zoology) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

noun

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

Similar word(s): urochord, urochordate

Definition categories: animal, chordate