tardigrade
tar·di·grade
tardigrade · tardigrades
тихоходка
Bärtierchen, Wasserbär
A member of the animal phylum TardigradaA member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
/ˈtɑɹdɪˌɡɹeɪd/
» Water bears are also known as tardigrades.
Meaning
2 sensesA member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
(obsolete)A sloth, a neotropical mammal of suborder Folivora (syn. Tardigrada).
Examples
6 sentencesWater bears are also known as tardigrades.
I swear I saw a tardigrade waving to me!
ruКлянусь, я видел, как мне машет тихоходка! — Balamax
deIch schwöre, ich hab gesehen, wie ein Bärtierchen mit zugewinkt hat! — Vortarulo
Why are tardigrades so cute?
Tardigrades are very tough animals.
Tardigrades are adorable.
Origin
From translingual Tardigrada.From translingual Tardigrada.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: tardigrades| Singular | tardigrade |
|---|---|
| Plural | tardigrades |
regular