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TUNICATA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Tunicata mean?

• TUNICATA (noun)
The noun TUNICATA has 1 sense:

1. tunicates

Familiarity information: TUNICATA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TUNICATA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Tunicates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

subphylum Tunicata; subphylum Urochorda; subphylum Urochordata; Tunicata; Urochorda; Urochordata

Hypernyms ("Tunicata" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "Tunicata"):

tunicate; urochord; urochordate (primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva)

Ascidiaceae; class Ascidiaceae (sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts)

class Thaliacea; Thaliacea (small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order)

class Larvacea; Larvacea (small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order)

Holonyms ("Tunicata" is a member of...):

Chordata; phylum Chordata (comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord)

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