Ascidia

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noun

As·​cid·​ia

əˈsidēə,

aˈ-

: a genus of simple ascidians now restricted to a few typical species or replaced by Phallusia but formerly including all the simple Ascidiacea

Ascidia

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taxonomic synonym of urochordata

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Greek askidion little wineskin + New Latin -ia

New Latin, from Greek askidia, plural of askidion

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