TARDIGRADA

Tardigrada, class Tardigrada

(noun) in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Tar`di*gra"da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Tardigrade, a.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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