as·cid·i·an | \ ə-ˈsi-dē-ən 
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\Definition of ascidian
: any of a class (Ascidiacea) of solitary or colonial sessile tunicates having an incurrent and excurrent siphon
— called also sea squirt
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The first known use of ascidian was in 1823
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