Definition of Tardigrada

1. Noun. 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 needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx.

Exact synonyms: Class Tardigrada
Group relationships: Arthropoda, Phylum Arthropoda
Member holonyms: Tardigrade
Generic synonyms: Class

Definition of Tardigrada

1. n. pl. A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.

Medical Definition of Tardigrada

1. 1. A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth. 2. An order of minute aquatic arachnids. Synonym: bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears. Origin: NL. See Tardigrade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tardigrada

tarboy
tarboys
tarbrush
tarbrushes
tarbush
tarbushes
tarcel
tarcels
tard
tardation
tardied
tardier
tardies
tardiest
tardigrada
tardigrade
tardigrades
tardigradous
tardily
tardiness
tardinesses
tardity
tardive
tardive cyanosis
tardive dyskinesia
tardive dyskinesias
tardively
tardo
tards

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