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tunicate

The correct spelling is tunicate.

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noun

Say it like: Tun-ica-te

The correct spelling is tunicate. Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.

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noun

  1. 1.Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or pertaining to these animals.
  2. 2.Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
  3. 3.Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

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