Definitions for "Tardigrade"
an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
Tardigrades or water bears comprise the phylum Tardigrada. They are small, segmented animals, similar and probably related to the arthropods. Tardigrades were first described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773 (kleiner Wasserbär = little water bear).
Keywords:  paced, slowly, slow, stepping, moving
Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced.
Keywords:  pertaining
Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada.
Keywords:  one
One of the Tardigrada.