English noun: tunicate | |||
1. | tunicate (animal) primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva | ||
Synonyms | urochord, urochordate | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chordate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | appendicularia, ascidian, doliolum, larvacean, salp, salpa | ||
Member meronym | subphylum Tunicata, subphylum Urochorda, subphylum Urochordata, Tunicata, Urochorda, Urochordata | ||