1. Noun
A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvae of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.
2. Noun
free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates
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