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A colony of sea tulips (a type of tunicate), near Castle Rock, Victoria, Australia. (Photo taken by Jacinta Richardson and Paul Fenwick on 12th April 2004.)

(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
plural: tunicates
Definition: a chordate marine animal of the subphylum Tunicata or Urochordata, with a cylindrical or globular body enclosed in a tough outer covering
Example:
1. Collectins are a class of defensive lectins that circulate in the blood of tunicates and humans.

2. Tunicates, from the phylum Urochordata, are marine filter-feeding invertebrates.