Urochordate

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  • noun. A tunicate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having a urochord, as an ascidian; belonging to the Urochorda.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any marine invertebrate of the subphylum Urochordata; the sea squirts
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
    • Word Usage
    "On the left is a urochordate, an ascidian, a sessile, filter-feeding blob that is anchored to rocks or pilings and sucks in sea water to extract microorganismal meals."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chordate  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    appendicularia  ascidian  doliolum  larvacean  salp  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tunicate  
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