tunicate

Meanings

Noun

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

Adjective

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

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin tunicatus, past participle of tunicare.