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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..

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..

Tunic :: Tunic (n.) Same as Tunicle.

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

Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata..

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

Tunicate :: Tunicate (n.) One of the Tunicata.

Doliolum :: Doliolum (n.) A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to Salpa, and having alternate generations..

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..

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..

Tunicary :: Tunicary (n.) One of the Tunicata.

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

Urochorda :: Urochorda (n. pl.) Same as Tunicata.

Pharyngopneusta :: Pharyngopneusta (n. pl.) A group of invertebrates including the Tunicata and Enteropneusta.

Tunic :: Tunic (n.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed..

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

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..

Tunicate :: Tunicate (a.) Alt. of Tunicate.

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

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..

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