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Webster 1913 Edition
Tardigrada
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1.
(Zool.)
A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See
Sloth
, 3. 2.
(Zool.)
An order of minute aquatic arachnids; – called also
bear animalcules
, sloth animalcules
, and water bears
. Definition 2024
Tardigrada
Tardigrada
See also: tardigrada
Translingual
Proper noun
Tardigrada
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Ecdysozoa – the tardigrades, water bears, or moss piglets, small, hardy animals found in many kinds of environments.
Hypernyms
- (phylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum
Hyponyms
- (phylum): Heterotardigrada, Eutardigrada (classes)
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521