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Alt. of Tunicated

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  1. a. Alt. of Tunicated
  2. n. One of the Tunicata.
  3. n. primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
  4. 1. (Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb. 2. (Zoöl.) (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 antennæ of insects. One of the Tunicata.
  5. n. primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva