cunjevoi

1. (Australia) A coastal sea squirt (Pyura stolonifera), found in some parts of Australia and South Africa.Examples: "All along our coast, cunjevoi are destroyed by fishermen, who use them for bait and, as a result, the other animals and plants that live in association with them are also killed."; "The cunjevoi is an unusual animal, being born as a larvae with a notochord or primitive backbone, before becoming attached to the rocks and growing its brown leathery coat. Cunjevoi grow in colonies and form their own ecosystem around them, from the absolute bottom of the lowest tide to above the half mean tide on exposed rocks."; "There were three types of natural bait: ugari, worms and cunjevois."Synonyms: red bait, rooi aasAustralia