appendicularian
UK/ˌæpənˌdɪkjʊˈlɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌæpənˌdɪkjəˈlɛɹi.ən/
appendicularian adjective: pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
Adjective
appendicularian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
Noun
appendicularian (plural appendicularians)
- A member of this class.
- Consumption of appendicularians by Thunnus spp. increased with larval length to a maximum when nearly 80% of the larvae 7–11 mm body length had appendicularians in their guts, suggesting a preferential behavior for consuming this gelatinous zooplankton despite the availability of several types of...2015 July 31, “Trophic Ecology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ( Thunnusthynnus ) Larvae from the Gulf of Mexico and NW Mediterranean Spawning Grounds: A Comparative Stable Isotope Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
- Synonyms:
- larvacean
Synonyms of appendicularian
Forms of appendicularian
| plural | appendicularians |
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Origin of appendicularian
Modern Latin Appendicularia + -n.
Words that rhyme with appendicularian
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- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about appendicularian
- What does appendicularian mean?
- Appendicularian means pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
- What part of speech is appendicularian?
- Appendicularian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce appendicularian?
- Appendicularian is pronounced /ˌæpənˌdɪkjʊˈlɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
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