plural of tunicate

An enzyme-inhibiting antibiotic, used as an experimental tool in biology.

plural of tunicary

(zoology) One of the Urochordata (syn. Tunicata).

tunicate

plural of golden star tunicate

A species of colony-forming sea squirt native to European coastal waters but introduced worldwide, Botryllus schlosseri, named for the way individuals arrange themselves around a central point like rays of a star or petals of a flower.

(anatomy) Relating to the tunica albuginea

Megalodicopia hians; a species of tunicate found in the Pacific Ocean. The animal has a simple, soft body, growing on a stalk from its hard substrate.