water bear
water bear · water bears
тихоходка
Bärtierchen, Wasserbär
A member of the animal phylum TardigradaA member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
» Tom played with his water-bear.
Meaning
1 sensesA member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
Bärtierchen, Wasserbär
тихохо́дкаtixoxódka
Examples
4 sentencesTom played with his water-bear.
Water bears are also known as tardigrades.
Are the water bear's babies called water bear cubs?
Europe is devising a strategy to prevent water-borne diseases.
Translations
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By meaning 1
A member of the phylum Tardigrada:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A member of the phylum Tardigrada:
Origin
Calque of German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim GoezeCalque of German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773. Equivalent to water + bear.
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Forms
plural: water bears| Singular | water bear |
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| Plural | water bears |
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