Definition of tunic

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

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Tunic :: Tunic (n.) Same as Tunicle.
Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the 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..
Chordata :: Chordata (n. pl.) A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal nervous cord..
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..
Erythroid :: Erythroid (a.) Of a red color; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle)..
Nucleus :: Nucleus (n.) A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other organs, in Tunicata and some mollusks..
Neptunicentric :: Neptunicentric (a.) As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force..
Desmomyaria :: Desmomyaria (n. pl.) The division of Tunicata which includes the Salpae. See Salpa.
Tunicate :: Tunicate (a.) Alt. of Tunicate.
Endostyle :: Endostyle (n.) A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata..
Tunic :: Tunic (n.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle..
Tabard :: Tabard (n.) A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from the weather. When worn over the armor it was commonly emblazoned with the arms of the wearer, and from this the name was given to the garment adopted for heralds..
Ovicyst :: Ovicyst (n.) The pouch in which incubation takes place in some Tunicata.
Tethydan :: Tethydan (n.) A tunicate.
Tunicle :: Tunicle (n.) A slight natural covering; an integument.
Orthostade :: Orthostade (n.) A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds..
Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects..
Ascidium :: Ascidium (n.) A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata..
Urochorda :: Urochorda (n. pl.) Same as Tunicata.
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