sea squirt

English

A sea squirt, Polycarpa aurata

Noun

sea squirt (plural sea squirts)

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

Synonyms

cunji

Translations

animal of the class Ascidiacea

Finnish: merituppi
Korean: 멍게 (meongge), 우렁쉥이 (ureongswengi)
Maori: kāeo

Portuguese: tunicado
Swedish: sjöpung c

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