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Tardigrada - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Tardigrada : (noun)
1: 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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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