Category:Tunicate

Tu"ni*cate, tu"ni*ca`ted, a. Etym: [l. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare To clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica a tunic.]

1. (bot.)

Defn: covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a Tunicated bulb.

2. (zoöl.) (a) having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the tunicata. (b) having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as In certain antennæ of insects.

Tunicate Tu"ni*cate, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: one of the tunicata.