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 needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx, Syn. class Tardigrada |
Tardigrada | ‖n. pl. [ NL. See Tardigrade, a. ] |
緩歩動物 | [かんぽどうぶつ, kanpodoubutsu] (n) (See 熊虫) tardigrade (any animal of phylum Tardigrada); water bear [Add to Longdo] |