Noun: urochordate
- Primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
"urochordates are often found attached to rocks or boat hulls";
- tunicate, urochord
Derived forms: urochordates
Type of: chordate
Part of: subphylum Tunicata, subphylum Urochorda, subphylum Urochordata, Tunicata, Urochorda, Urochordata
Encyclopedia: Urochordate