tunicate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From translingual Tunicata +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix). Further from Latin tunicātus, perfect passive participle of tunicō (“to clothe with a tunic”). ==== Noun ==== tunicate (plural tunicates) Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Rebracketing of tunicate on the basis of -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== tunicate (not comparable) Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata. === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Latin tunicātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== tunicate (not comparable) (anatomy, botany) Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers. (zoology) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== endotunica exotunica == Latin == === Adjective === tunicāte vocative masculine singular of tunicātus === Verb === tunicāte second-person plural present active imperative of tunicō