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Origin and Etymology of tunicate
Latin tunicatus, from tunica
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First Known Use: circa 1623
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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: any of a subphylum (Urochordata synonym Tunicata) of marine chordate animals (such as ascidians) that are filter feeders having a thick secreted covering layer, a greatly reduced nervous system, and only in the larval stage a notochord
Origin and Etymology of tunicate
New Latin Tunicata, from neuter plural of Latin tunicatus
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