sea squirt

noun

Meaning

Any sessile tunicate, of the class Ascidiacea, which squirts water from two openings when touched; they are filter feeders

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Related words

ascidiacean(English)ascidian(English)tunicate(English)sea strawberry(English)golden star tunicate(English)urochordate(English)squid(English)siphonarian(English)

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