Definition of tunicate
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tunicate
nounDefinition of tunicate (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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
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The first known use of tunicate was circa 1623
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