sea squirts

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von sea squirts im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch
sea squirt: Deniz üzümü: Kordatlar sınıfına giren, ilkel bir deniz hayvanı. Fıçı(ucu açık üzüm) şeklinde olan bir hayvan. İlkel görünümlü olduğu için hayvan olduğunu farketmek zordur. En büyük özelliği, bir su jeti gibi içine aldığı suyu fışkırtmasıdır, bu yüzden ingilizcede "sea squirt" olarak adlandırılmıştır

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von sea squirts im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
sea squirt: Any sessile tunicate, of the class Ascidiacea, which squirts water from two openings when touched; they are filter feeders
sea squirt: A marine tunicate which has a bag-like body with orifices through which water flows into and out of a central pharynx. [Class Ascidiacea.]
sea squirt: ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of water
sea squirt: An ascidian
sea squirt: under Tunicata
sea squirt: Any of various sedentary tunicates of the class Ascidiacea, having a transparent sac-shaped body with two siphons. Also called ascidian. Any tunicate in the class Ascidiacea; found in seas worldwide. Resembling potatoes more than animals, they are permanently fixed to a surface. A forceful contraction of the adult's vaselike body shoots a jet of seawater when it is disturbed. They filter-feed near the shore on debris from dead plants and animals and, in deeper water, on plankton. Adults, from less than 1 in. to 1 ft (2-30 cm) long, have functional male and female reproductive organs. The free-swimming, tadpolelike larvae hatch from eggs shed by one individual and fertilized by another. Some species live individually, others in colonies