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ascidian

/əˈsɪd.i.ən/

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noun

/əˈsɪd.i.ən/C2formalscientific
  • ruМикроскопическое сидячее морское беспозвоночное с мешковидным телом, имеющим сифоны, через которые вода поступает и выходит.

A minute, sedentary marine invertebrate with a saclike body that has siphons through which water enters and leaves.

  1. C2formalscientific

    A minute, sedentary marine invertebrate with a saclike body and two siphons through which water enters and leaves, belonging to the class Ascidiacea.

    ruАсцидия

    • The ascidian filters plankton from the water through its siphons.
    • Marine biologists study ascidians to understand chordate evolution.
    • An ascidian attaches itself to rocks or ship hulls in shallow waters.
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