- ascidian tadpole
- nounfree-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord• Hypernyms: ↑larva• Member Holonyms: ↑Ascidiaceae, ↑class Ascidiaceae
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ascidian tadpole
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