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ascidian
[ uh-sid-ee-uhn ]
/ əˈsɪd i ən /
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noun
any solitary or colonial tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, exhibiting in the larval stage the vertebrate characteristics of a notocord and hollow nerve cord.
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the class Ascidiacea.
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Words nearby ascidian
aschelminth, Aschelminthes, Aschheim-Zondek test, Aschoff body, asci, ascidian, ascidium, ascigerous, ASCII, ascites, asclepiadaceous
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British Dictionary definitions for ascidian
ascidian
/ (əˈsɪdɪən) /
noun
any minute marine invertebrate animal of the class Ascidiacea, such as the sea squirt, the adults of which are degenerate and sedentary: subphylum Tunicata (tunicates)
ascidian tadpole the free-swimming larva of an ascidian, having a tadpole-like tail containing the notochord and nerve cord
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Ascidiacea
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