Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tunicate

/tˈunɪkət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: tu-ni-cate
IPA: /tˈunɪkət/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.

adj

Of or pertaining to Tunicata or Urochordata.

adj

Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.

adj

Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

Example Sentences

"This tunicate withered hag the Señora had my financial number."

Etymology

From translingual Tunicata + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Further from Latin tunicātus, perfect passive participle of tunicō (“to clothe with a tunic”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tunicātus
Suffix: -ate

Inflected Forms

tunicates (plural)

Derived Forms

bitunicate eutunicate fissitunicate prototunicate tunicated unitunicate

Phrases

golden star tunicate predatory tunicate

Frequently Paired Words

endotunica exotunica

Synonyms

urochordate urochord

Questions

How do you pronounce tunicate?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈunɪkət/.
What does tunicate mean?: Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.
Where does tunicate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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