different between tunicate vs languet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tunicatus, past participle of tunicare (“to clothe with a tunic”).

Noun

tunicate (plural tunicates)

1. Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.

Translations

Adjective

tunicate (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to these animals.
2. (anatomy, botany) Enclosed in a tunic or mantle; covered or coated with layers.
   • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 404]:

     Thiss tunicate withered hag the Señora had my financial number.

3. (zoology) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

Derived terms

Related terms

• endotunica
• exotunica

Latin

Adjective

tunic?te

1. vocative masculine singular of tunic?tus

English

Etymology

From Old French languete (modern French languette), diminutive of langue (“tongue”), from Latin lingua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læ??w?t/

Noun

languet (plural languets)

1. A tongue-shaped implement, specifically:
   1. A narrow blade on the edge of a spade or shovel.
   2. A piece of metal on a sword-hilt which overhangs the scabbard.
   3. A flat plate in (or opposite and below the mouth of) the pipe of an organ.
2. (archaic) A narrow tongue of land.
3. (zoology) A tongue-like organ found on certain tunicates.

Synonyms

• (flat plate in an organ): language, languid

Latin

Verb

languet

1. third-person singular present active indicative of langue?