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Ovicyst :: Ovicyst (n.) The pouch in which incubation takes place in some Tunicata.

Acephala :: Acephala (n. pl.) That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca..

Sublapsarian :: Subkingdom (n.) One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zoology, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, Coelentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia, and the Cryptogamia..

Tunic :: Tunic (n.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye..

Salpa :: Salpa (n.) A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix..

Tunicaries :: Tunicaries (pl. ) of Tunicar.

Cellulose :: Cellulose (n.) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin..

Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects..

Tethydan :: Tethydan (n.) A tunicate.

Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb..

Tunic :: Tunic (n.) Any similar garment worm by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others..

Endostyle :: Endostyle (n.) A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata..

Tunicle :: Tunicle (n.) A slight natural covering; an integument.

Nucleus :: Nucleus (n.) A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other organs, in Tunicata and some mollusks..

Orthostade :: Orthostade (n.) A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds..

Thaliacea :: Thaliacea (n. pl.) A division of Tunicata comprising the free-swimming species, such as Salpa and Doliolum..

Tunic :: Tunic (n.) See Mantle, n., 3 (a)..

Sea Squirt :: Sea squirt () An ascidian. See Illust. under Tunicata.

Neptunicentric :: Neptunicentric (a.) As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force..

Tunicle :: Tunicle (n.) A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons..

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