Tunicate

Origin

Latin tunicatus, past participle of tunicare ("to clothe with a tunic").

Full definition of tunicate

Noun

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

Adjective

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