ascidian

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noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves

From New Latin Ascidia + -an, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον (askídion, “wineskin, leather bag”).

We're too much inclined to forget we've developed soul quite comparatively recently, and, therefore, that there is probably just as long a journey ahead of us--before we reach the ultimate of intellectual and spiritual development--as there is behind us physically from, say the parent ascidian, to you and me. — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet

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