Thesaurus: tardigrada

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1. a. A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.
2. a. An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.
3. 1. (Zoöl.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3. 2. (Zoöl.) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.
4. A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted forthe slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.
5. a. A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3. a. An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.