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Tardigrada

Tardigrada Meaning & Definition
Tardigrada Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tardigrada: class Tardigrada

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See Also | Arthropoda | class | phylum Arthropoda | tardigrade

Tardigrada In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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