a. 缓步的, 缓步类的

n. 缓步类动物, 节肢动物

[ noun ]
an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
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Tardigrade \Tar"di*grade\, a. [L. tardigradus; tardus slow +
gradi to step: cf. F. tardigrade.]
1. Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced. [R.] --G. Eliot.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada.


Tardigrade \Tar"di*grade\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Tardigrada.