Ascidian
/əˈsɪdi.ən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any member of the class Ascidiacea (the sea squirts)
- 2 minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Castle observed and studied the phenomenon of self-sterility in an Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis, which is hermaphroditic."
Etymology
From New Latin Ascidia + -an, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον (askídion, “wineskin, leather bag”).