GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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{ Tunicate , Tunicated , } a. [L. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica a tunic.]
- (Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb.1913 Webster
- (Zool.) (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 antennae of insects.1913 Webster
- (Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb.
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Tunicate , pr. n. (Zool.) One of the Tunicata.1913 Webster