TARDIGRADE

tardigrade

(noun) an arthropod of the division Tardigrada

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

tardigrade (comparative more tardigrade, superlative most tardigrade)

Sluggish; moving slowly.

Etymology 2

Noun

tardigrade (plural tardigrades)

(zoology) A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.

Sloth.

Synonyms

• (one of Tardigrada): water bear

Source: Wiktionary


Tar"di*grade, a. Etym: [L. tardigradus; tardus slow + gradi to step: cf. F. tardigrade.]

1. Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced. [R.] G. Eliot.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada.

Tar"di*grade, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Tardigrada.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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