English Explanatory Dictionary

water bear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-water bear.wav

Word forms

water bear water bears

Etymology

Calque of German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773. Equivalent to water + bear.

Synonyms

moss piglet pudgy wudgy space bear tardigrade
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