tunicate
tunicate noun: any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
Noun
tunicate (plural tunicates)
Adjective (1)
tunicate (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata.
Adjective (2)
tunicate (not comparable)
- Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
- This tunicate withered hag the Señora had my financial number.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 404
- Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.
tunicate meaning in Tamil
tunicate in Tamil
- ஓடுடைய முதுகெலும்பிகள்
Forms of tunicate
| plural | tunicates |
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Origin of tunicate
From translingual Tunicata + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Further from Latin tunicātus, perfect passive participle of tunicō (“to clothe with a tunic”).
Rebracketing of tunicate on the basis of -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Borrowed from Latin tunicātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Words formed from tunicate
Questions about tunicate
- What does tunicate mean?
- Tunicate means any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
- What is tunicate in Tamil?
- Tunicate in Tamil is ஓடுடைய முதுகெலும்பிகள். See Tunicate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tunicate?
- Tunicate can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of tunicate?
- The plural of tunicate is tunicates.
Words near tunicate in the dictionary
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