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Urochordate

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tunicatenounAny of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
urochordnounAny marine organism of the Urochordata.

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tunicatenounAny of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
urochordnounAny marine organism of the Urochordata.
ascidiaceannoun(zoology) Any of the class Ascidiacea of sea squirts.
urchinnounA mischievous child.
micropygidnoun(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Micropygidae
euechinoidnounAny sea urchin of the subclass Euechinoidea
clypeastroidnoun(zoology) Like or related to the genus Clypeaster (order Clypeasteroida) of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
sea urchinnounAny of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern.
cephalochordatenounAny of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
echinometridnoun(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Echinometridae
ascidiannounAny member of the class Ascidiacea (the sea squirts)
rotulanoun(anatomy) The patella; the kneecap.
sea squirtnounAny sessile tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, which expels water from two openings when disturbed; they are filter feeders.
echinoidnoun(zoology) Any sea urchin or sea dollar of the class Echinoidea.
strongylocentrotidnoun(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Strongylocentrotidae
echinothurioidnounAny deep-sea sea urchin of the order Echinothurioida
spatangidnoun(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Spatangidae.
eubranchidnoun(zoology) Any sea slug in the family Eubranchidae.
pedinidnoun(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Pedinidae
radiolenoun(zoology) A heavily ciliated feather-like tentacle occurring in clusters on the crowns of certain tubeworms, especially those of the order Canalipalpata (fan-head worms), used for feeding and respiration.

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