| appendicularia | (n) free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates |
| genus appendicularia | (n) a genus of chordates in the class Larvacea |
| Appendicularia | ‖n. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ] |