Tardigrade Definition
tärdĭ-grād
noun
Any of a phylum (Tardigrada) of minute water animals with segmented bodies and four pairs of unsegmented legs, often regarded as primitive arthropods.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or belonging to the Tardigrada.
American Heritage
Slow in action; slow-moving.
American Heritage
Sluggish; moving slowly.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Tardigrade
Noun
Singular:
tardigrade
Plural:
tardigradesOrigin of Tardigrade
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New Latin Tardigrada phylum name from neuter pl. of Latin tardigradus slow-moving tardus slow -gradus walking, moving (from gradī to go transgress) Adj., sense 2, from Latin tardigradus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin tardigradus (“slowly stepping"), from tardus (“slow") + gradior (“step, walk")
From Wiktionary
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From New Latin Tardigrada (“a phylum of microscopic animals").
From Wiktionary
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