tunicate

a. 有膜皮的, 有被囊的 [医] 被囊动物

词形变化

tunicates 复数 tunicates

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata.

  2. 1.

    Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.

    医学 生物 植物学
  3. 2.

    Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

urochord urochordate

上位词 1

chordate

下位词 5

ascidian doliolum larvacean salp salpa

相关短语

golden star tunicate predatory tunicate

词源

From translingual Tunicata + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Further from Latin tunicātus, perfect passive participle of tunicō (“to clothe with a tunic”).

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