HyperDic: tardigrada

English > 1 sense of the word Tardigrada:
NOUNanimalTardigrada, class Tardigradain some classifications considered a separate phylum
English > Tardigrada: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningIn 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.
Synonymclass Tardigrada
Member ofArthropoda, phylum Arthropodajointed-foot invertebrates
MemberstardigradeAn arthropod of the division Tardigrada
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanishtardígrados
CatalanTardigrada

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