English Explanatory Dictionary

tardigrade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sluggish; moving slowly.
noun
  1. A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
  2. A sloth, a neotropical mammal of suborder Folivora (syn. Tardigrada).

Pronunciation

/ˈtɑɹdɪˌɡɹeɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tardigrade.wav

Word forms

tardigrade more tardigrade most tardigrade tardigrades

Etymology

From Latin tardigradus (“slowly stepping”), from tardus (“slow”) + gradior (“step, walk”).

Synonyms

water bear

Derived words

tardigradous eutardigrade tardigradologist
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