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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Tardigrada

· Tar·di·gra·da · IPA
01 n. pl. A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.
  1. 1.
    A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.(Zool.) See: Sloth
  2. 2.
    An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.(Zool.) Also: bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, water bears