tunicate
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