tunicate

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tunicate (plural tunicates)

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

Etymology 2

Rebracketing of tunicate on the basis of -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

tunicate (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin tunicātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

tunicate (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, botany) Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
  2. (zoology) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.
Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

tunicāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of tunicātus

Verb

tunicāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of tunicō
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