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tunicate¹

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

noun tunicates

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

tunicate²

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata.

tunicate³

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers. This tunicate withered hag the Señora had my financial number.
  2. not comparable Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

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noun any of the chordate marine animals of the subphylum Tunicata

Portuguêstunicado
עבריתאִצְטְלָן itzt'lán

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@misc{tunicate_2026,
  title = {tunicate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tunicate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}