Phrase guide

sea squirt

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any sessile tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, which expels water from two openings when disturbed; they are filter feeders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ascidian

History

Etymology

From sea + squirt.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: асцидия (ascidija) — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海鞘 (hǎiqiào) — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Czech: sumka — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Dutch: zakpijp — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Finnish: merituppi — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • German: Seescheide — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Ancient Greek: τήθυον (tḗthuon) — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Italian: ascidia — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Japanese: ホヤ (hoya) — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Korean: 멍게 (meongge) — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Korean: 우렁쉥이 (ureongsweng'i) — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Māori: kāeo — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Polish: żachwa — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Portuguese: tunicado — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Romanian: ascidie — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Spanish: ascidia — animal of the class Ascidiacea
  • Swedish: sjöpung — animal of the class Ascidiacea