What is "tunicated"

Tunicate \Tu"ni*cate\, Tunicated \Tu"ni*ca`ted\, a. [L. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica a tunic.]

1. (Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb.

2. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata.

   2. Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antenn[ae] of insects.

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