2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tardigrada \Tar`di*gra"da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tardigrade}, a.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also {bear animalcules}, {sloth animalcules}, and {water bears}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Tardigrada n : 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 needle-like piercing organs connected with the pharynx [syn: {class Tardigrada}]
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