golden star tunicate

noun

Botryllus schlosseri, a species of colony-forming sea squirts, native to European coastal waters but introduced worldwide.

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Meanings

noungolden star tunicate (plural golden star tunicates)

plural golden star tunicates

  1. Botryllus schlosseri, a species of colony-forming sea squirts, native to European coastal waters but introduced worldwide.

Origin

After the way individuals arrange themselves around a central point like rays of a star.

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Translations

Bulgarian звездна асцидия
  • звездна асцидия (zvezdna ascidija)Botryllus schlosseri
Polish ożarek
  • ożarekBotryllus schlosseri
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APA

golden star tunicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20star%20tunicate

MLA

“golden star tunicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20star%20tunicate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden star tunicate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20star%20tunicate.

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