Tardigrada

[tɑ:dɪɡ'reɪdə]

Definition

(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.

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Definition

(a.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.

(a.) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.

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