ascidian C2 Topic:Animals US /əˈsɪdiən/ UK /əˈsɪdiən/ See IPA manual Freq #486150 Meanings 1 noun a solitary or colonial marine tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, typically having a saclike adult body with an incurrent and an excurrent siphon The adult ascidian remained attached to the rock while filtering seawater through its two siphons. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a solitary or colonial... sea squirt Word family Forms ascidians Derived forms ascidian-like Related forms AscidiaceatunicateTunicatasiphonnotochordchordate Etymology From New Latin Ascidia, the former group name, and -an. Ascidia derives from Greek askidion, 'small wineskin or little bag,' the diminutive of askos, referring to the animal's saclike body. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ascidian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈsɪdiən/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈsɪdiən/ **Frequency rank:** 486150 ## Meanings 1. a solitary or colonial marine tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, typically having a saclike adult body with an incurrent and an excurrent siphon ## Examples - The adult ascidian remained attached to the rock while filtering seawater through its two siphons. ## Synonyms - sea squirt ## Derived Forms - ascidian-like ## Related Forms - Ascidiacea - tunicate - Tunicata - siphon - notochord - chordate ## Etymology From New Latin Ascidia, the former group name, and -an. Ascidia derives from Greek askidion, 'small wineskin or little bag,' the diminutive of askos, referring to the animal's saclike body. ## Topics - Animals markdown