sea squirt

noun

Any sessile tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, which expels water from two openings when disturbed; they are filter feeders.

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Meanings

nounsea squirt (plural sea squirts)

plural sea squirts · alternative sea-squirt

  1. Any sessile tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, which expels water from two openings when disturbed; they are filter feeders.

Origin

From sea + squirt.

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Translations

Ancient Greek τήθυον
  • τήθυον (tḗthuon)animal of the class Ascidiacea
Bulgarian асцидия
  • асцидия (ascidija)animal of the class Ascidiacea
Chinese Mandarin 海鞘
  • 海鞘 (hǎiqiào)animal of the class Ascidiacea
Czech sumka
  • sumkaanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Dutch zakpijp
  • zakpijpanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Finnish merituppi
  • merituppianimal of the class Ascidiacea
German Seescheide
  • Seescheideanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Italian ascidia
  • ascidiaanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Japanese ホヤ
  • ホヤ (hoya)animal of the class Ascidiacea
Korean 멍게, 우렁쉥이
  • 멍게 (meongge)animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • 우렁쉥이 (ureongsweng'i)animal of the class Ascidiacea
Māori kāeo
  • kāeoanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Polish żachwa
  • żachwaanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Portuguese tunicado
  • tunicadoanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Romanian ascidie
  • ascidieanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Spanish ascidia
  • ascidiaanimal of the class Ascidiacea
Swedish sjöpung
  • sjöpunganimal of the class Ascidiacea
Cite this entry
APA

sea squirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20squirt

MLA

“sea squirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20squirt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea squirt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20squirt.

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