TARDIGRADE


Meaning of TARDIGRADE in English

[ 'tα:dɪgreɪd ]

■ noun Zoology a minute animal of the phylum Tardigrada; a water bear.

Origin

from mod. L. Tardigrada , from L. tardigradus , from tardus 'slow' + gradi 'to walk'.

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