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Thesaurus: appendicularia

A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvae of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.

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  1. n. A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvae of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.
  2. n. free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates
  3. A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.
  4. A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like atadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of otherTunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. SeeIllustration in Appendix.
  5. n. A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvae of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.