ascidian

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(ə sid′ē ən)

noun

any of a class (Ascidiacea) of fixed tunicates; sea squirt

Origin: < ModL < Gr askidion: see ascidium

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noun
See sea squirt.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Ascidia, genus name

Origin: , from Greek askidion

Origin: , diminutive of askos, wineskin

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