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tardigrada |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tardigrada \Tar`di*gra"da\, n. pl [NL. See {Tardigrade}, a.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See {Sloth}, 3. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also {bear animalcules}, {sloth animalcules}, and {water bears}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Tardigrada n : 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 needle-like piercing organs connected with the pharynx [syn: {Tardigrada}, {class Tardigrada}]
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