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Tunicate
Pronunciation : Tu"ni*cate, Tu"ni*ca`ted
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica a tunic.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb.
2. (Zo?l.) (a) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata. (b) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antenn? of insects.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tu"ni*cate
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One of the Tunicata.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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